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Praia de Carril
4.2★ · 1,189 Google ratings · Vigo, Galicia
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Showers✓ Picnic tables✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 70 m away · about 68 spaces
Walk
30 m · under a minute
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
500 m of shoreline
Sand
100 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Mon 9am
Map of Praia de Carril
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 24 visitors · 2016–2026
Some shade is available
Visitors mention trees, cliffs or umbrellas to get out of the sun.Mentioned by 9 visitors · 2016–2026
Visit on weekdays or off-season
Summer weekends bring crowds; parking lots fill by late morning.
Expect muddy sand and seaweed
The waterline is often murky and silty; seaweed accumulates depending on tide and season.
Check tide before swimming
At high tide, sand nearly disappears; at low tide, seaweed covers much of the beach.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
21.8°C · clear
Wind
2 km/h from the S
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:17 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Plan your visit
📍 Camiño Igrexa, 24, 36208 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
🅿 Parking 70 m from the listing
🌊 Water 30 m away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Praia de Carril?
The nearest mapped parking area is 70 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Praia de Carril?
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 Carril 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 Carril least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 9am 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.
