scenic viewpoint
Cabo Ortegal
Towering serpentine sea-cliffs and offshore rock needles where the Cantabrian Sea meets the Atlantic, one of Galicia's most savage viewpoints.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Santa Marta de Ortigueira
Galicia, Spain · Europe
About Santa Marta de Ortigueira
Santa Marta de Ortigueira is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cariño, 10km from Cabo Ortegal.
Santa Marta de Ortigueira is in Galicia, Spain, with about 7,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Cariño, about 7 km away.
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What is there to see near Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
Within an hour or so of Santa Marta de Ortigueira: Cabo Ortegal (10 km), San Andrés de Teixido (11 km), Tower of Hercules (56 km), Playa de las Catedrales (58 km).
Where is Santa Marta de Ortigueira?
Santa Marta de Ortigueira is in Galicia, Spain, about 7 km from Cariño.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,663
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Galicia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 43.6833, -7.8500
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Santa Marta de Ortigueira
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
San Andrés de Teixido
Clifftop pilgrimage hamlet on the Serra da Capelada, home of the Galician saying 'who doesn't go alive, goes dead': souls are said to return as animals to visit the shrine. The coastal road in passes some of Europe's highest sea cliffs.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Tower of Hercules
The world's oldest working Roman lighthouse, standing guard over the Atlantic in A Coruna for nearly 2,000 years.
56 km · about 65 min drive
beach
Playa de las Catedrales
A dramatic Galician beach where erosion has carved massive rock arches and buttresses resembling Gothic cathedral flying buttresses.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Santa Marta de Ortigueira
- Right hereCabo OrtegalTowering serpentine sea-cliffs and offshore rock needles where the Cantabrian Sea meets the Atlantic, one of Galicia's most savage viewpoints.
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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