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Praia da Fontaíña
4.5★ · 634 Google ratings · Vigo, Galicia
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Showers✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 80 m away · fills up
Walk
50 m · under a minute
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
1.1 km of shoreline
Sand
200 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Tue 8am
Map of Praia da Fontaíña
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 18 visitors · 2017–2025
Watch sunsets in summer months
Reviewers highlight the sunset views as one of the beach's best features during warm weather.
High tide shrinks the beach significantly
At high tide, the small sandy area becomes cramped, especially on weekends when visitors arrive.
Parking fills quickly in summer
Arrive early on warm weekends, as the small lot near the beach reaches capacity by late morning.
Expect seaweed and rocky patches
The beach has both sandy and rocky areas, with reviewers noting frequent algae covering parts of it.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
21.8°C · clear
Wind
2 km/h from the S
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:17 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Rúa de Canido, 24, 36331 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
🅿 Parking 80 m from the listing, Plaza de aparcamiento para minusválidos
🌊 Water 50 m away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Praia da Fontaíña?
The nearest mapped parking area is 80 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Praia da Fontaíña?
50 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 Praia da Fontaíña 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.
When is Praia da Fontaíña least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 8am and the busiest at Sun 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
