Nature in Bueu: Cabo Udra

Cabo Udra

Basic facts

Hello everyone! Today I'm going to talk to you about a small cape that's found in my home town, Bueu. Generally, people that visit Rias Baixas, tend to only frequent the Cies Islands, Vigo and Sanxenxo. There are hundreds of other little nooks and crannies, beaches and natural landscapes where you can enjoy all of this and more. Due to this, today I want to bring you a new place for you to discover. If it's your first time going to the Rias Baixas, or simply because you're Galician and fancy getting to know a new place on your own terrain: Cabo Udra.

Cabo Udra, just like the name indicates in Spanish, is a cape situated at the beginning of the Pontevedra river, in Bueu, and officially in Beluso. It's a very versatile place. Let me explain. You can do a lot of different activities. Starting with the beach, my favourite, and continuing down this route by mountain bikes you can tour all over the cape whilst running, walking or simply relaxing. When you get to the cape, there is immediately an area with stone tables where you can put your food and spend the day. You could even have a picnic joined by the horses grazing next to you.

Its beaches

Now going into detail, the best known beaches are that of Playa de Ancoradouro, which is right in front of you. Park your car, and go down onto it following a sandy paved path. It's rather small, but quiet enough. It doesn't tend to get very busy. It's distinctive because of the huge rocks the beach has spread across it. There is also an entire coastline formed by these big rocks as well. We often walk through the rocks to find a hidden spot with a little bit of sand and we spend the whole afternoon there, separate from everyone else on the beach.

Doing a detour, we can get to Playa de Mourisca and a little bit further you can get to Playa de Tuia. These two beaches are a lot bigger, and perfect for spending the day there with family. In fact, Tuia measures at around 600 metres long. There are beach bars, also rocky areas and both parts are surrounded by trees. With seagulls flying above our heads, of course.

It can be said that these three beaches are the most popular in this area, but without a doubt the best thing you can do, is to go on an adventure through the coves. The best is Playa de Pedron. It's small and different to get onto, but definitely worth it. The water is crystal clear and it's a very welcoming area. Right behind the beach is a house that has direct access to the beach. How lucky! We went there in May and we were practically alone.

Right next to Playa de Pedron is another minuscule beach, I don't know its name. It's guarded by a group of tall rocks on every side and covered by some trees so it only has a few hours of sunlight during the day. This is also a very special hideaway.

In short, there are loads of little coves that you can discover for yourselves, simply by walking through the rocks, with good shoes on.

If you visit Cabo Udra on a day when it's not very warm, or in autumn, you can go up until the top of the cape and have something to drink in the bar. Right after the bar, there's an amazing place for walking. You can go down to the rocks and watch the ocean smash against them. Cabo Udra is very versatile because you can basically go all year round. For me, to see it at its most spectacular, you have to go during either one of these conditions:

- When the sea is at its fiercest, wild, because enormous waves form and hit the rocks and produce white foam.

- Or, go when the sky is completely clear, during the summer, and you can see an incredible sunset.

Also from this part of the cape, you can see Ons, Onza, a small part of Cape Home, and a tiny little bit of Cies.

And finally, I would say to go by car, as there's not generally a problem with parking as there's a lot of space.

I always want to write more about Galicia, the place where I was born, now I'm living in a different country. The bad part is that the feeling of homesickness is a lot more intense now, and harder to alleviate. And as I'm ending here, thank you so much for reading once again, and see you for the next post. Good night!

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