Cape of Estaca de Bares

The Cape of Estaca de Bares is in the municipality of Mañón O Porto de Bares, Galicia; between the estuary of Ortigueira and the estuary of Barqueiro, at the mouth of the river Sor. At its northern end we can find the lighthouse of Estaca de Bares.

Geographical situation of Estaca de Bares

Estaca de Bares is geographically located 400 kilometers further north than New York. These waters do not freeze because the Gulf Stream flows through them, warm waters that prevent the transformation of the waters of Estaca de Bares into ice.

The fierce waters of both seas, Atlantic and Cantabrian, draw the stony coastline of Estaca de Bares, where the sea is the son of the wind.

Tourism in Estaca de Bares

Nowadays, Estaca de Bares is a very popular place for the options it offers to the most restless traveler for bird watching, with a counted passage of more than 275,000 birds each year, making it a real treasure for ornithological observation.

Thousands of birdwatchers regularly visit Cape Estaca de Bares and one of the most attractive species is the Atlantic Gannet, which can be seen in these parts.

The climate in Estaca de Bares

The average annual temperature in Bares is a little above 13ºC and the percentage of rainfall exceeds 1300 mm.

Ornithological Station

There is an Ornithological Station at Estaca de Bares Cape, a neuralgic point for bird watching along the Galician coasts of Estaca de Bares.

The landscape of Estaca de Bares

The landscape coexists with a series of abandoned military installations.

It is the northernmost point of Spain, and marks the separation of the Cantabrian Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The tip of Estaca de Bares is the northernmost point of Spain.

Means of transport

To get to O Porto de Bares and Estaca de Bares there are different ways, either by car – the most used means and that can only bring us to the lighthouse of Estaca de Bares, as well as the motorhome, so in vogue these days and especially in an area where it is quite common to see them parked in the parking lot or in the surroundings of the Punta de Estaca de Bares, as well as the municipality of Mañón and O Porto de Bares, which belongs to this municipality of A Coruña.

Cape of Estaca de Bares