O Pindo

O Pindo is a typical example of a pretty little Galician beach side town. It lies roughly between Finisterre (Fisterra) and Carnota in la Coruna province. You approach it on the AC-550 coastal road travelling northwards up the coast. As you look down on the town from above it really is one of the most picturesque beaches imaginable.

Right, the stunning little beach and bay at the town of O Pindo.

The town of O Pindo is small and aside from the obligatory bars and a church has no real points of tourist interest, but the beach is certainly one to behold. The town literally sits with nothing but a road between it and the sands and a mountain rises up behind O Pindo with an ancient and crumbling stone tower half way up the slope.

Looking out to sea and on a tiny outcrop of rock, sits an old lighthouse and all of these features combine with the blues and greens reflected off the ocean to make O Pindo something a bit special.

Visiting the beach

If you want to try out the beach, there is a small car park as you enter the town and there are some shower facilities by the beaches edge.

If you like the idea of spending a day beach hopping, O Pindo is also nicely positioned close to some other great beaches including San Fransisco, which can get very busy, and the massive but relatively quiet Carnota.

Above and below, two more views of la playa de O Pindo and (if you can spot it below) the lighthouse out to sea.