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1. Madrid **
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Madrid (, Spanish: [maˈðɾið]) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.3 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU), surpassed only by...
2. Barcelona **
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Barcelona ( BAR-sə-LOH-nə, Catalan: [bəɾsəˈlonə], Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona]) is a city in Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6...
3. Valencia **
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Valencia (Spanish: [baˈlenθja]), officially València (Valencian: [vaˈlensia]), is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, with around 800,000 inhabitants in the administrative centre....

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Beach of the Cathedrals

Beach of the Cathedrals - Local attractions:

Author: Andy Roberts from East London, England, Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Praia_de_As_Catedrais_2-_aroberts.jpg/500px-Praia_de_As_Catedrais_2-_aroberts.jpg" data-title="Author: Andy Roberts from East London, England, Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Linda Hartley from London, UK, Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Praia_de_As_Catedrais3-lindah.jpg/375px-Praia_de_As_Catedrais3-lindah.jpg" data-title="Author: Linda Hartley from London, UK, Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Mr.Ajedrez  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Praia_das_Catedrais_6.jpg/500px-Praia_das_Catedrais_6.jpg" data-title="Author: Mr.Ajedrez (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga Commons)(Lmbuga Galipedia) (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main Page), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.5, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Praia_das_catedrais_35.jpg/500px-Praia_das_catedrais_35.jpg" data-title="Author: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga Commons)(Lmbuga Galipedia) (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main Page), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.5, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Linda Hartley from London, UK, Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Praia_de_As_Catedrais6-lindah.jpg/375px-Praia_de_As_Catedrais6-lindah.jpg" data-title="Author: Linda Hartley from London, UK, Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Linda Hartley from London, UK, Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Praia_de_As_Catedrais8-lindah.jpg/375px-Praia_de_As_Catedrais8-lindah.jpg" data-title="Author: Linda Hartley from London, UK, Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Pedro M. Martínez Corada (www.martinezcorada.es)  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Playa-Catedrales.jpg/500px-Playa-Catedrales.jpg" data-title="Author: Pedro M. Martínez Corada (www.martinezcorada.es) (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Pedro M. Martínez Corada (www.martinezcorada.es)  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Playa-catedrales-arco.jpg/500px-Playa-catedrales-arco.jpg" data-title="Author: Pedro M. Martínez Corada (www.martinezcorada.es) (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Tanja Freibott  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Playa_de_Las_Catedrales06.jpg/500px-Playa_de_Las_Catedrales06.jpg" data-title="Author: Tanja Freibott (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: juantiagues from Pontevedra, España (Lugo-Playa de las catedrales1), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Lugo-Playa_de_las_catedrales1_%287881100250%29.jpg/500px-Lugo-Playa_de_las_catedrales1_%287881100250%29.jpg" data-title="Author: juantiagues from Pontevedra, España (Lugo-Playa de las catedrales1), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: ) (http://playa-catedrales.com), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Playa_catedrales.jpg/274px-Playa_catedrales.jpg" data-title="Author: ) (http://playa-catedrales.com), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Tanja Freibott  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Playa_de_Las_Catedrales05.jpg/500px-Playa_de_Las_Catedrales05.jpg" data-title="Author: Tanja Freibott (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Tanja Freibott  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Playa_de_Las_Catedrales04.jpg/500px-Playa_de_Las_Catedrales04.jpg" data-title="Author: Tanja Freibott (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: JCNazza, Licence: CC BY 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Playas_de_las_Catedrales_-_panoramio_%283%29.jpg/500px-Playas_de_las_Catedrales_-_panoramio_%283%29.jpg" data-title="Author: JCNazza, Licence: CC BY 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Carlos de Paz from A Coruña, España (Playa de las Catedrales  Uploaded by stegop), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Playa_de_Las_Catedrales2-cdepaz.jpg/500px-Playa_de_Las_Catedrales2-cdepaz.jpg" data-title="Author: Carlos de Paz from A Coruña, España (Playa de las Catedrales Uploaded by stegop), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Luis Villa del Campo from Madrid, Spain (Playa de las Catedrales  Uploaded by stegop), Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Playa_de_las_Catedrales1-maguisso.jpg/375px-Playa_de_las_Catedrales1-maguisso.jpg" data-title="Author: Luis Villa del Campo from Madrid, Spain (Playa de las Catedrales Uploaded by stegop), Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Scorps88  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Atardecer_en_la_playa_de_Las_Catedrales.JPG/500px-Atardecer_en_la_playa_de_Las_Catedrales.JPG" data-title="Author: Scorps88 (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Tanja Freibott  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Playa_de_las_Catedrales_%28Lugo%2C_Galicia%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%29_03.jpg/500px-Playa_de_las_Catedrales_%28Lugo%2C_Galicia%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%29_03.jpg" data-title="Author: Tanja Freibott (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Tanja Freibott  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Playa_de_las_Catedrales_%28Lugo%2C_Galicia%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%29_01.jpg/500px-Playa_de_las_Catedrales_%28Lugo%2C_Galicia%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%29_01.jpg" data-title="Author: Tanja Freibott (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Tanja Freibott  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Playa_de_las_Catedrales_%28Lugo%2C_Galicia%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%29_02.jpg/500px-Playa_de_las_Catedrales_%28Lugo%2C_Galicia%2C_Espa%C3%B1a%29_02.jpg" data-title="Author: Tanja Freibott (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: mmmmngai@rogers.com (Spain-Ribadeo-Playa de las Catedrales-P1160950), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Spain-Ribadeo-Playa_de_las_Catedrales-P1160950_%2825867598726%29.jpg/500px-Spain-Ribadeo-Playa_de_las_Catedrales-P1160950_%2825867598726%29.jpg" data-title="Author: mmmmngai@rogers.com (Spain-Ribadeo-Playa de las Catedrales-P1160950), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: mmmmngai@rogers.com (Spain-Ribadeo-Playa de las Catedrales-P1160957), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Spain-Ribadeo-Playa_de_las_Catedrales-P1160957_%2825893502205%29.jpg/500px-Spain-Ribadeo-Playa_de_las_Catedrales-P1160957_%2825893502205%29.jpg" data-title="Author: mmmmngai@rogers.com (Spain-Ribadeo-Playa de las Catedrales-P1160957), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: mmmmngai@rogers.com (Spain-Ribadeo-Playa de las Catedrales-P1240717), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Spain-Ribadeo-Playa_de_las_Catedrales-P1240717_%2825798544691%29.jpg/500px-Spain-Ribadeo-Playa_de_las_Catedrales-P1240717_%2825798544691%29.jpg" data-title="Author: mmmmngai@rogers.com (Spain-Ribadeo-Playa de las Catedrales-P1240717), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Jaume Meneses (originally posted to Flickr as Galicia´08), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Ribadeo._Playa_de_las_catedrales.jpg/500px-Ribadeo._Playa_de_las_catedrales.jpg" data-title="Author: Jaume Meneses (originally posted to Flickr as Galicia´08), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Avaldia  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Playa_de_las_catedrales.jpg/500px-Playa_de_las_catedrales.jpg" data-title="Author: Avaldia (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: wolfgang.mller54 from Niedersachsen /Germany (Playa de Las Catedrales), Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Playa_de_Las_Catedrales_%2830620628845%29.jpg/500px-Playa_de_Las_Catedrales_%2830620628845%29.jpg" data-title="Author: wolfgang.mller54 from Niedersachsen /Germany (Playa de Las Catedrales), Licence: CC BY 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Benurs - Learning and learning... from Sevilla, Spain (Playa de las Catedrales  Uploaded by stegop), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Playa_de_las_Catedrales_-_benurs.jpg/326px-Playa_de_las_Catedrales_-_benurs.jpg" data-title="Author: Benurs - Learning and learning... from Sevilla, Spain (Playa de las Catedrales Uploaded by stegop), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Pilar.lin.nav  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Playa_de_las_catedrales%2C_Lugo.JPG/500px-Playa_de_las_catedrales%2C_Lugo.JPG" data-title="Author: Pilar.lin.nav (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Linwind (Playa de las catedrales Lugo  Uploaded by stegop), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Playa_de_las_catedrales_Lugo-dacostabalboa.jpg/500px-Playa_de_las_catedrales_Lugo-dacostabalboa.jpg" data-title="Author: Linwind (Playa de las catedrales Lugo Uploaded by stegop), Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons" Author: Pilar.lin.nav  (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons data-image="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Playa_de_las_Catedrales.JPG/500px-Playa_de_las_Catedrales.JPG" data-title="Author: Pilar.lin.nav (Own work), Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Source: Wikimedia Commons"

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Beach

Source: Wikipedia

As Catedrais beach translates as 'Beach of the Cathedrals'. It is the touristic name of Praia de Aguas Santas (in Galician language : 'Beach of the Holy Waters'). The Spanish beach is located in the Ribadeo municipality, in the province of Lugo (Galicia), on the Cantabric coast, and it lies about ten kilometers to the west from the town of Ribadeo. Its name is derived from the formations of its cliffs. It has been declared a Natural Monument by the regional Ministry for the Environment of the Xunta de Galicia.

Overview

The characteristic features of the beach are its natural arches and caves, which can be seen only in low tide. During high tide, the beach appears small, but still suitable for swimming. During low tide the size of its cliffs and sea caves is more apparent, ranging from small cracks on the rock to big caves whose roofs have collapsed due to the erosion of the waves. During low tide, there is access to a sand deposit delimited by a rocky wall made from slate and schist forming 30 meters arches resembling cathedral flying buttresses, large caves, sand corridors between rocky blocks, and other geologic features. Particularly low tides create access to nearby beaches through the sand extension. As the coast stretch is almost horizontal, the water covers the beach again very quickly.

References

This article contains information taken from the Enciclopedia Libre Universal, released in Spanish under CC-BY-SA 3.0 License.

External links

Official Website, where a brief description of the beach can be found Personal blog with pictures and useful information Visitor comments at tripadvisor.de (click "machine translations: No" there, to get comments in English)