Compostela
3.9★ · 193 Google ratings, Galicia
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Showers✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Underground garage · 300 m away
Walk
50 m · under a minute
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
1.2 km of shoreline
Sand
250 m from the water to the back
Map of Compostela
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1Drinking water70 m from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 5 visitors · 2017–2026
Come for the long promenade walk
A paved 3-kilometer path stretches to the neighboring town of Carril.
Visit at low tide to watch shellfish gatherers
The exposed flats reveal traditional harvesting work and become a spectacle visitors describe as worth timing your visit around.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 10 visitors · 2017–2026
Wear water shoes or thick sandals
The beach is covered in sharp shells and spikes from aquatic plants that cause foot pain when walking barefoot.
Expect dark sand and murky water
The beach has river sand darker than typical beaches, and water clarity is limited due to shellfish farming and seaweed.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
21.6°C · clear
Wind
2 km/h from the SSE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:18 PM.
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Questions
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Where do you park at Compostela?
The nearest mapped parking area is 300 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Compostela?
40 m in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Compostela have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
