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Praia de Carnota
4.8★ · 1,720 Google ratings · Carnota, Galicia
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At a glance
Parking
Street parking · 550 m away
Walk
20 m · under a minute
Length
3.3 km of shoreline
Sand
250 m from the water to the back
Map of Praia de Carnota
Guide
Good to know
Plan for long walks on sand
The seven-kilometer crescent beach is ideal for hours of uninterrupted walking with changing mountain views.
Visit May or October for solitude
End of May and early October bring vastly fewer visitors while maintaining pleasant conditions.
Expect very cold Atlantic water
Water temperatures in August reach only 15-17°C, described as freezing even in summer months.
Arrive early on summer weekends
Parking fills by late morning on busy days, though the vast beach absorbs crowds well.
Access via wooden boardwalk over marsh
Some planks are reported broken and dangerous, and you may need to wade knee-to-hip deep to reach sand.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
21.1°C · clear
Wind
3 km/h from the N
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:17 PM.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 Carnota, A Coruña
🅿 Parking 550 m from the listing
🌊 Water 20 m away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Praia de Carnota?
The nearest mapped parking area is 550 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Praia de Carnota?
20 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 Carnota 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.
