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Valdoviño

Galicia, Spain · Europe

About Valdoviño

Valdoviño is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Cedeira, 28km from Cabo Ortegal.

Valdoviño is a town located in Galicia, Spain. With a population of 6,838, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Valdoviño sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Valdoviño to your route.

About Valdoviño

The Ferrolterra Pantin Classic is an international surf competition which gathers in a yearly basis all the most remarkable figures in the world of surf, fun, body board and windsurfing at the beach of Pantin in Valdoviño, Ferrolterra, north-western Spain. Note: From 2006 the Beach of Doniños will be hosting the

Read more “European Junior Surfing Championships Doninhos (City of Ferrol)” which will be gathering, on a yearly basis, some of the best surfers from the European Union and the rest of the world.[1] The beach of Pantín is called after Esmeralda Pantín, the daughter of the first settler (Eduardo Pantín). The saying says, that the sailor Eduardo arrived to the bay in 1747 by sailboat and settled together with his wife . After his first daughter Esmeralda was born, he called the bay after her. Due to unknown reasons, on today's map, only the last name is shown. On the right side of the bay, you find a small hut where Eduardo and his friend James (Hook) - an English tea salesman who got shipwrecked close to the bay- where used to sit and enjoy there tea that was prepared using the water from the small river on the left side of the bay.

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Where is Valdoviño located?

Valdoviño is located in Galicia, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 43.6000 latitude, -8.1333 longitude.

What is the population of Valdoviño?

Valdoviño has a population of approximately 6,838 people, making it a town in Spain.

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Quick Information

Population
6,838
Continent
Europe
Country
Spain
Region
Galicia
Timezone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
43.6000, -8.1333

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Spain

Police
091
Ambulance
061
Fire
080
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.

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Worth the detour from Valdoviño

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

San Andrés de Teixido

Clifftop pilgrimage hamlet on the Serra da Capelada, home of the Galician saying 'who doesn't go alive, goes dead': souls are said to return as animals to visit the shrine. The coastal road in passes some of Europe's highest sea cliffs.

17 km · about 20 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Cabo Ortegal

Towering serpentine sea-cliffs and offshore rock needles where the Cantabrian Sea meets the Atlantic, one of Galicia's most savage viewpoints.

28 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Tower of Hercules

The world's oldest working Roman lighthouse, standing guard over the Atlantic in A Coruna for nearly 2,000 years.

32 km · about 35 min drive

Driving roads near Valdoviño

  • 28 kmCabo OrtegalTowering serpentine sea-cliffs and offshore rock needles where the Cantabrian Sea meets the Atlantic, one of Galicia's most savage viewpoints.

Driving in Spain

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.55/litre
Motorway tolls
~€4.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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