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Praia de Canido
4.4★ · 194 Google ratings · Malpica, Galicia
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Showers✓ Picnic tables✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 50 m away · about 15 spaces · fills up
Walk
70 m · under a minute
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
550 m of shoreline
Sand
150 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of Praia de Canido
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1Parking50 m from the listing2Drinking water100 m from the listing3Picnic tables60 m from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Check tide times
At low tide the beach expands significantly and connects to neighboring areas; high tide reduces usable space.
Expect cold Atlantic water
Water temperature is consistently cool to cold year-round, though tolerable rather than shocking.
Visit in the morning
The beach is spacious and uncrowded before mid-morning, then fills up in the afternoon as the tide comes in.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2016–2026
Arrive early in summer
Parking nearby becomes difficult during warm months; consider parking at the port instead.
Watch for seaweed in summer
A curtain of seaweed often lines the shore during warmer months, though it does not prevent beach use.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
18.8°C · fog
Wind
5 km/h from the WSW
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
6 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:28 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 Rúa Canido, 15113 Malpica, A Coruña
🅿 Parking 50 m from the listing
🌊 Water 70 m away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Praia de Canido?
The nearest mapped parking area is 50 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Praia de Canido?
70 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 de Canido 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 de Canido least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sat 7pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
