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Praia do Mende
3.7★ · 150 Google ratings · Vigo, Galicia
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Showers✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 50 m away
Walk
20 m · under a minute
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
350 m of shoreline
Sand
40 m from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Thu 8am
Map of Praia do Mende
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1Showers60 m from the listing
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 7 visitors · 2017–2026
Arrive at low tide
At high tide the beach shrinks considerably, and low tide reveals more sand though with scattered shells and seaweed.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 10 visitors · 2017–2026
Check wind direction for odor
The adjacent water treatment plant causes unpleasant smells when winds blow toward the beach, particularly on certain days.
Bring water shoes for comfort
The sand contains many rough shells and stones that visitors find uncomfortable to walk on barefoot.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
22.7°C · clear
Wind
1 km/h from the E
Shelter
Offshore · wind blowing off the land
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Sep 3, 11:19 PM.
Crowds
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Plan your visit
📍 Camiño Cacharela, 23, Teis, 36216 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
🅿 Parking 50 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 do Mende?
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 do Mende?
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 do Mende 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 do Mende least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Thu 8am and the busiest at Wed 6pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
