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Muxia, Fisterra, Cee and inland

I'd be grateful for any suggestions of any favorite/special places in this general area. We'll be staying in at a hotel called Casa Castiñeira, a bit inland, and plan to spend 3 days visiting beaches, walks, history, and food. Seems there are many beautiful options - so many that I'm finding it hard to plot out an itinerary. We're a family of 5 with 3 teen girls. What did you enjoy doing and where did you enjoy eating? We're esp interested in moderate hikes, beaches good for wading and or tidepooling (rocky is ok). We have a car. A couple of our kids have a limited tolerance for history - we will sneak it in but would be good to buffer it with beaches.

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Of the places mentioned I’ve only been to Muxia. The area by the lighthouse and chapel is worth about an hour. It’s very rocky and not a place to go into the water. There’s very little of interest in the town itself. A place near your hotel (11 minutes drive) we didn’t make it to is Caldeiras de Castro. It’s an outdoor area with cascades.

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Muxia is a lovely small port.

I'd highly recommend the restaurant A FURNA, facing the sea and the malecon. Very easy to park, along the seafront promenade, and in the large car park closer to the main market. WE had an excellent turbot but their menu is vast--some photos here:

There are lovely coves, swimmable, all along the coast. Two that we visited were, outside Finisterra, below the parking lot adjacent to the remarkable great restaurant, TIRA DO CORDEL. Calm water and several paths from the beach into the woodland; look for the sign indicating TIRA DO CORDEL; famous throughout Galicia for their wood-grilled lubina.

Another glorious beach, one of the loveliest I've seen in Spain, is below the Parador about a five-minute drive from the town of Muxia. The descent is easy and the path is marked, but the return is a tad steep but not at all difficult for anyone in decent shape. I cannot describe in words how beautiful is this sandy cove; the water is calm and parking is free.

This report concentrates mainly on food; it's from last month when we spent three weeks in Galicia, but there might even be some relevant information within. We had a rental car and driving is incredibly easy:

Muxia is at the end of the report, so begin at post #48 or near there:

https://www.fodors.com/community/europe/galicia-in-june-four-bases-in-nineteen-days-1731392/page3/

Look at the post #22 for photos of the beach I referred to, below the wonderful restaurant TIRA DO CORDEL, outside Finisterra:

https://www.hungryonion.org/t/galicia-2025-brief-comments/43891/22

Your lodgings look wonderful1

Do you think the your girls might e interested in visiting a furancho, a rural winemaker that offers food, and wine, for locals, at reasonable prices? Might be an excellent places to meet local folks for an inexpensive lunch, or dinner, and wine not necessary...read more here:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/visit-furanchos-galicia-intriguing-unofficial-restaurants

There are also chiringuitos, casual eateries on or near a beach.....also great places to relax and meet locals...mst, but not all, are reasonably priced.