Camariñas
A Coruña · Galicia
Camariñas is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra de Soneira. An important fishing center, it is renowned all over Spain by the bobbin lace work of its women (the palilleiras). To the northwest are the impressive cliffs of Cape Vilan (Cabo Vilán "Cape Villain", due to bad currents and many wrecks), a protected natural site.
History
Camariñas is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Terra de Soneira. An important fishing center, it is renowned all over Spain by the bobbin lace work of its women (the palilleiras).
To the northwest are the impressive cliffs of Cape Vilan (Cabo Vilán "Cape Villain", due to bad currents and many wrecks), a protected natural site.
Monuments
•Castro de Mourín
•Áncora
•Porto Xacobeo Camariñas
•Monumento Danza de Arcos
•Asasinados na Guerra Civil de Camariñas
•O Castro
•Casa da Sociedá (Teleclub)
•Batería do Soberano
•Cruceiro de Xaviña
•Cetaria
•Pazo de Paxariña
•Pazo da Paxariña
What to visit
•Punta das Chans
•Punta do Lago
•Miradoiro Alto da Vela
•Museo do Encaixe
Camariñas es referente internacional en el oficio textil del encaje de bolillos.
En el rompeolas del pueblo de Camelle el alemán Manfred Gnädinger creó una casa-escultura que, decorada con sus obras artísticas reflejaba su relación con el mar. Tras el fallecimiento del artista (relacionado con la contaminación por derrame de petróleo), una Fundación cuida su legado
Gallery
Festivals
Sus fiestas, el 16 de julio, atraen a muchos turistas y gente del pueblo que por cuestiones de trabajo están emigrados en otras épocas del año.
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- July: Sus fiestas (16) · Virxe do Carme (16)
Street market
•Praza do Mercado
Trails and hiking
•Camiño de Fisterra-Muxía (150 km)
•O Camiño dos faros. Etapa 5 Arou-Camariñas (5, 22.7 km)
•Via Mariana
•O Camiño dos Faros: Etapa 7 Muxía-Nemiña (7, 25.3 km)
•O Camiño dos Faros: Etapa 6 Camariñas-Muxía (6, 32.6 km)
•Ruta da Costa da Morte (PR-G 158, 21.8 km)
•Ruta de la Insua (RC-1, 5 km)
•Ruta Litoral (RC-2, 24 km)
•Ruta dos Naufraxios (22.42 km)
•Roteiro da Aldea (12.5 km)
Famous people
•Manuel Valeriano Alonso de León, político de España
•Juan Cabrejo, futbolista español
•Ambrosio Feijoo Pardiñas, militar español
•Juan Carlos Lama Basas
•Herminia Borell Feijóo
•Xosé Luís Blanco Campaña
Town hall
Alcaldía: Manuel Valeriano Alonso de León
Web oficial: https://camarinas.net/portal-cidadan/index/gl
Town hall of Camariñas
Alcaldía: Manuel Valeriano Alonso de León Web oficial: https://camarinas.net/portal-cidadan/index/gl
Here goes your town hall's profile or your website address. Are you from the town hall? Go premium to complete your profile and edit your village's content. hola@ciudadesypueblos.es
How to get there
- 🚗 86 km from Coruña, A (about 61 min by car)
- 🚗 133 km from Vigo (about 94 min by car)
🧭 Travelling around the villages of Spain: a practical guide — Opening hours, transport, money and customs, before you set off.
- ✈️ 85 km from Santiago de Compostela airport (about 60 min by car)
- ✈️ 85 km from A Coruña airport (about 60 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Banco Sabadell · 0.2 km away
- Abanca · 0.3 km away
- Abanca · 0.3 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Shell · 3.8 km away
- Repsol · 6 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
- Tourist office · 0.6 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Miradoiro Alto da Vela · 2.1 km away
- Punta do Lago · 2.7 km away
- Punta das Chans · 3 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Praia de Cedeira · 0.6 km away
- Where to swim · 0.7 km away
- Where to swim · 0.8 km away
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia Farmacia Josefa Fernández Quintairos — Insuela
•Farmacia María Gabriela Trullenque Álvarez — Areal
•Centro de Saúde de Camariñas — Rúa Río do Prado, Camariñas
Wall
🏛️ The town hall publishes on this wall. Residents publish their business in Services and their home or job offer in Community, for free.
This wall is still quiet.
News
🏛️ The news is published by the town hall. Residents publish their business in Services and their home or job offer in Community, for free.
There is no news from Camariñas yet. Be the first to tell it.
Videos
Discover Camariñas on video: