Right Beaches › Rías Baixas › A Illa de Arousa
Praia de Xastelas
4.6★ · 120 Google ratings · A Illa de Arousa, Galicia
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 450 m away
Walk
20 m · under a minute
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
750 m of shoreline
Map of Praia de Xastelas
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
Some shade is available
Visitors mention trees, cliffs or umbrellas to get out of the sun.Mentioned by 2 visitors · 2017–2026
Time your visit around tides
At high tide the beach nearly disappears, while low tide exposes expansive shallow flats perfect for wading.
Avoid summer weekends for space
Crowds arrive by late morning on Sundays and Saturdays in August, leaving little sand to occupy.
Bring water shoes or thick soles
The sand is coarse and densely covered in broken shells, making bare feet uncomfortable.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
20.6°C · clear
Wind
3 km/h from the S
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:19 PM.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 A Illa de Arousa, Pontevedra
🅿 Parking 450 m from the listing
🌊 Water 20 m away, under a minute walk
Nearby
Other beaches close by
200 m away
500 m away
700 m away
1000 m away
1.1 km away
1.2 km away
Find another
Not the right one?
Find another beach that works for today.
Where are you starting from?
More options
What matters today?
Contribute
Been here recently?
Help other visitors with fresh information about Praia de Xastelas. Everything below is optional except the last box.
Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Praia de Xastelas?
The nearest mapped parking area is 450 m from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Praia de Xastelas?
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 Xastelas 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.
