Praia de Patos
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Praia de Patos is a stunning beach known for its vibrant atmosphere, making it a favorite among surfers and families alike. This wide expanse of fine sand features little waves, making it ideal for beginners wanting to learn how to surf. Visitors rave about the beautiful views of the Cíes Islands, the cleanliness of the beach, and the overall relaxing landscape.
- Highlights:
- Beautiful sunsets and magical views.
- Great spot for surfing, with schools available for lessons.
- Clean water and well-maintained facilities, including showers and restrooms.
- Spacious beach, great for family fun and relaxation.
- A variety of nearby bars and restaurants.
However, some visitors have noted issues with overcrowding, especially during peak season, making it a less enjoyable experience at times. Parking can also be difficult, particularly on weekends and holidays. While the beach itself is amazing, the management regarding caravan parking has received criticism.
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Below you will find 97 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Praia de Patos.
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Negative experience: The town hall is the worst I've seen, limiting parking to 5 caravans, which is not an area, it's without water, without drainage and on top of that, they start issuing fines while parked in the parking area, which is illegal since you can park, not camp. For that, they go with LOCAL POLICE AUXILIARIES, which is illegal if they do not have qualifications, as they do it in summer to issue fines. In short, a disaster for caravans. I won't go where they don't treat people well, and with disdain.!!!!! Bye, people from Vigo, all for you.!!! DEUX.
Negative experience: Wide beach, crowded with people already in June, dirty, no parking available, a disappointment.
Positive experience: Beach with good access conditions. Some difficulty with parking. It's worth mentioning that with high tide, there is a small area left.
Positive experience: Surfer beach around a residential area. It has free parking for fires and caravans. Very crowded.
Fantastic experience: Great open sea beach, with waves, views of the Cies Islands, and all kinds of services (parking, restaurant, beach bar, lifeguards).
Below you will find 5 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Praia de Patos.
Fantastic experience: La playa es muy bonita y hay mucho ambiente ahora en invierno ya que hay una escuela de surf. Muchos perros jugando en la arena y gente paseando.
Positive experience: La playa está bien, tiene olas y es divertida, pero cuando sube la marea es pequeña, y sobre todo, este verano hay demasiada gente, y por lo menos nosotros no estabamos a gusto con tanta cercanía. Por lo demás está muy bien, con escuela de surf, chiringuitos, y en zona urbana
Fantastic experience: Es un excelente lugar para pasear y hacer surf además es una playa que fuera de temporada se puede llevar a los perros y nadie se queja. Sólo una recomendación es llevar siempre algo de abrigo si sopla mucho el viento, pues por su orientación puede soplar con intensidad. Hay cafeterías todo el año y buenos restaurantes en temporada.
Positive experience: Es una playa maginifica, con unas impresionantes vistas de las Islas Cies, tienen duchas y hay bares cerca. Playa que no permite perros. Pena es la masificacion y que no hay para aparcar, hay varios parkings de pago, por 3€. Tienes club de surf con clases. No hay sombra.
Positive experience: playa familiar sin corrientes y olas buenas. surfera de toda la vida poco sitio para aparcar si no vas tempranito. bastante gente joven. agradable no extraña comer de bocata en playa. la gente deja normalmente la playa limpia. casi no hay desperdicios hay perros y no observo que a nadie le molesten. (tambien es cierto que están controlados, los dueños veo que se preocupan por no molestar)
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Positive experience: Beautiful beach and good sand.
Positive experience: It's a cool beach if you like wind and waves. It's not very big but the surroundings are great. There's a beach bar. It's frequented by surfers but also by families who just want to spend a day at the beach. This year there wasn't much sand.
Fantastic experience: My favorite beach since I arrived in Spain. Clean sand, warm water, and an amazing atmosphere! The only thing I miss is that it doesn't feel like the beaches in Brazil.
Fantastic experience: Excellent view of the Cies Islands, calm waters and fine sand
Positive experience: Beach with clear sand and clean water. Yesterday a man changed his underwear in front of everyone without the slightest embarrassment, twice. The place was full of children and I felt very uncomfortable with the situation...
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Positive experience: It's a cool beach if you like wind and waves. It's not very big but the surroundings are great. There's a beach bar. It's frequented by surfers but also by families who just want to spend a day at the beach. This year there wasn't much sand.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach. We stopped to sleep in our camper van and the view is the best. I couldn't try the beach bars or any place, but the spot is very pretty.
Fantastic experience: Clean beach and ideal for surfing due to its high waves, playing with the waves, or scuba diving. There are food stalls in summer, cafes open all year round, several beach bars with views of the Cíes that are in front. It is known as the surfers' beach. Highly recommended place.
Fantastic experience: 2 beach bars, surf school.. the only thing is that the restaurants are not always open
Positive experience: Ideal beach for surfing or water sports that are not incompatible with the waves, as it is a beach where it is windy and has swell, which is ideal for certain sports. It is worth mentioning that there is a surf school right next to it, showers, restrooms, and restaurants/bars nearby.
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Fantastic experience: Great open sea beach, with waves, views of the Cies Islands, and all kinds of services (parking, restaurant, beach bar, lifeguards).
Fantastic experience: Esta si que es la mejor playa del mundo y con diferencia. Situada en un marco natural incomparable, al frente las Islas Cies flanqueadas a la izquierda por Monteferro y a la derecha por Cabo Home, en días claros se ve hasta el camino de acceso al Faro de las Cies. Zonas de aparcamiento gratuitos, leiraprkings que por pocos euros te despreocupas de dar vueltas, chiringuitos, socorristas, zona para autocaravanas... lo tiene todo. El único "pero" las escuelas de surf que se adueñan de media zona de baño, pero están bien delimitadas y hay sitio para todos.
Fantastic experience: Magnífica playa, muy extensa, con arena blanca, agua cristalina y con vista a las islas Cies. Cuenta con un kiosko a pie de playa, servicio de socorristas, y si quieres picar algo también hay cerca varios locales. Si lo que os gusta es el deporte, también imparten clases de surf
Fantastic experience: Una playa muy bonita y espaciosa , buen nivel de seguridad.
Positive experience: Playa enorme, si te gusta pasear por la arena, es estupenda. Tiene todos los servicios: socorristas, baños, chiringuito. Muchos surfistas en el agua, zona de baño delimitada(Hay escuelas de Surf). Suele tener olas. Parking de tierra gratis (difícil de aparcar justo ahí). Hay restaurantes y cafeterías en las proximidades. Lugares a visitar cercanos, Monteferro y Panxón. Buen ambiente.
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Fantastic experience: A beautiful, spectacular beach, though the water is freezing.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful Galician beach with views of the Cíes Islands.
Fantastic experience: Magnificent beach for walking and enjoying the atmosphere and the good temperature of the water
Fantastic experience: Clean beach and ideal for surfing due to its high waves, playing with the waves, or scuba diving. There are food stalls in summer, cafes open all year round, several beach bars with views of the Cíes that are in front. It is known as the surfers' beach. Highly recommended place.
Fantastic experience: A very beautiful beach... very clean and not many people...
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Positive experience: great beach, especially if you like surfing
Positive experience: It's a cool beach if you like wind and waves. It's not very big but the surroundings are great. There's a beach bar. It's frequented by surfers but also by families who just want to spend a day at the beach. This year there wasn't much sand.
Fantastic experience: Clean beach and ideal for surfing due to its high waves, playing with the waves, or scuba diving. There are food stalls in summer, cafes open all year round, several beach bars with views of the Cíes that are in front. It is known as the surfers' beach. Highly recommended place.
Negative experience: This beach is no longer what it used to be. Crowded, commercialized, and sold to surfing. It's very sad what they have done to it.
Positive experience: Very nice beach, good for beginners in surfing due to the waves
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Positive experience: Ganz schön hier und bei Kitern beliebt!
Fantastic experience: Gran playa donde se practica surf desde tiempos inmemoriales con viento de norte o noroeste también se practica kitesurf. Está rodeada de chiringuitos tiendas de surf y escuelas.
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Fantastic experience: Playa muy divertida para bañarse y buena para hacer largos paseos.
Fantastic experience: Me encanta esta playa. El agua siempre está buena para bañarse y siempre hay un poco de oleaje para divertirse
Fantastic experience: Playa con mucho ambiente diverso y muy buena para las familias
Fantastic experience: Sin duda alguna es la mejor playa de la zona. Cuenta con bastante espacio para tumbarse y es muy llana. Ideal para pasear, jugar con niños, etc. También se puede hacer surf puesto que suelen haber bastantes olas y además existen varias escuelas en la zona, donde tomar clases o alquilar el equipo. Por último, la zona cuenta con bastante espacio de estacionamiento y posee diversos bares y restaurantes para tomar algo o comer/cenar.
Fantastic experience: Una de las playas más bonitas de la zona, la más famosa por el surf, aunque por ello algo masificada en temporada alta. Tiene chiringuitos y restaurantes de diversos tipos, muy buen ambiente.
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Fantastic experience: Preciosa. Perfecto para surf o kayak surf aunque esté apenas se practica. Desde allí puedes empezar una ruta en bici hacia el sur y hasta La Guardia realmente bonita de unos 40kms
Praia de Patos: Reviews
Fantastic experience: A beautiful, spectacular beach, though the water is freezing.
Positive experience: great beach, especially if you like surfing
Positive experience: Beautiful beach and good sand.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful Galician beach with views of the Cíes Islands.
Fantastic experience: Magnificent beach for walking and enjoying the atmosphere and the good temperature of the water
Positive experience: It's a cool beach if you like wind and waves. It's not very big but the surroundings are great. There's a beach bar. It's frequented by surfers but also by families who just want to spend a day at the beach. This year there wasn't much sand.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach. We stopped to sleep in our camper van and the view is the best. I couldn't try the beach bars or any place, but the spot is very pretty.
Fantastic experience: Clean beach and ideal for surfing due to its high waves, playing with the waves, or scuba diving. There are food stalls in summer, cafes open all year round, several beach bars with views of the Cíes that are in front. It is known as the surfers' beach. Highly recommended place.
Fantastic experience: One of my summer beaches
Positive experience: Excellent beach, it is starting to become overcrowded but a classic of the Rías Baixas
Fantastic experience: A very beautiful beach... very clean and not many people...
Fantastic experience: Spectacular place for the little ones to be in the water
Fantastic experience: Super nice and pleasant beach. Water with a very good and super calm temperature. Little wind. Clean water. Beautiful and relaxing landscape. View of the Cíes Islands. I recommend visiting.
Fantastic experience: Great, super clean, and calm.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach with nice sunsets
Fantastic experience: Wide beach with small waves, ideal for family outings.
Negative experience: The town hall is the worst I've seen, limiting parking to 5 caravans, which is not an area, it's without water, without drainage and on top of that, they start issuing fines while parked in the parking area, which is illegal since you can park, not camp. For that, they go with LOCAL POLICE AUXILIARIES, which is illegal if they do not have qualifications, as they do it in summer to issue fines. In short, a disaster for caravans. I won't go where they don't treat people well, and with disdain.!!!!! Bye, people from Vigo, all for you.!!! DEUX.
Negative experience: This beach is no longer what it used to be. Crowded, commercialized, and sold to surfing. It's very sad what they have done to it.
Positive experience: Very nice beach, good for beginners in surfing due to the waves
Negative experience: Wide beach, crowded with people already in June, dirty, no parking available, a disappointment.
Fantastic experience: 2 beach bars, surf school.. the only thing is that the restaurants are not always open
Positive experience: Good
Fantastic experience: Off-season is great
Fantastic experience: Very beautiful and relaxing
Fantastic experience: Spectacular beach, a perfect place to relax and walk.
Positive experience: Ideal beach for surfing or water sports that are not incompatible with the waves, as it is a beach where it is windy and has swell, which is ideal for certain sports. It is worth mentioning that there is a surf school right next to it, showers, restrooms, and restaurants/bars nearby.
Fantastic experience: A beautiful beach to spend a good afternoon or surf when there are good waves. The sunsets are almost magical and very enjoyable for couples.
Positive experience: It's winter. Lots of surfing. Sea with waves. Nice although not very picturesque. It seems somewhat abandoned.
Positive experience: We love being around the area in the motorhome. The views of the Cíes are incredible.
Fantastic experience: Breathtaking sunsets and perhaps the only beach in the Vigo estuary where you can surf regularly.
Fantastic experience: The place is perfect if you like surfing ????♂️
Fantastic experience: Recommended for surfing, walking, and tranquility. You have all the services you want. Spectacular views.
Fantastic experience: My favorite beach since I arrived in Spain. Clean sand, warm water, and an amazing atmosphere! The only thing I miss is that it doesn't feel like the beaches in Brazil.
Fantastic experience: Excellent view of the Cies Islands, calm waters and fine sand
Positive experience: Beach with good access conditions. Some difficulty with parking. It's worth mentioning that with high tide, there is a small area left.
Positive experience: Beach with clear sand and clean water. Yesterday a man changed his underwear in front of everyone without the slightest embarrassment, twice. The place was full of children and I felt very uncomfortable with the situation...
Fantastic experience: EXCELLENT BEACH. DUE TO ITS SAND, ITS WATER, ITS SERVICES. RECOMMENDED
Fantastic experience: Sensational beach!
Fantastic experience: Very good beach to enjoy the sea and the waves
Fantastic experience: Beautiful scenery. Gorgeous beach with several beach bars around.
Fantastic experience: A beach with great waves, very good for surfing. It's not crowded and it's very pleasant, it's a very beautiful beach.
Positive experience: Surfer beach around a residential area. It has free parking for fires and caravans. Very crowded.
Fantastic experience: Great open sea beach, with waves, views of the Cies Islands, and all kinds of services (parking, restaurant, beach bar, lifeguards).
Fantastic experience: Very beautiful beach with very good parking. Many nearby restaurants and cafes... I go every time I can. Highly recommended.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach, ideal for walking. Difficult to park, better to go to P2 shade and pay 3 euros to leave it all day.
Fantastic experience: A wonderful beach. We went because of the great comments we had read. Impressive and spectacular. With fine sand, transparent water, and everything very well maintained and completely clean. Lots of caution through the PA system, and they are continuously monitoring the safety of the bathers. It has been a total success. If we can, we will definitely escape back. 100% recommendation.
Fantastic experience: nice beach, also a good spot for surfing - especially for beginners. They als have some official sites for caravans.
Fantastic experience: Nice beach, with lots of places to eat nearby, also amazing for surfing and sightseeing.
Positive experience: Beautiful beach with beautiful views of Cíes Islands. My only problem with this one is that surfers take over it a little, but hey, it's ok, no big deal..the waves here are good for them.
Positive experience: Nice beach and good spot to surf. Close to Vigo and easy access. There are bars and restaurants just across the road. It gets extremely busy in summer.
Fantastic experience: Good view for Sun set from this beach
Fantastic experience: Very nice beach with a great view of the Cies Island. There are many options for bars, restaurants and cocktails. It can get a bit crowded in summer time but you can always find a parking slot. There are a few spots to surf and a couple of shops to rent the material if needed
Fantastic experience: Great beach for surfing, white sand, clean. However, it does get very busy due to its proximity to Vigo.
Fantastic experience: Nice public beach. Doing the costal Portuguese Camino I camped in my tent here. In the morning I awoke to the splendid and beautiful life we get to live and experience everyday... BUT ON THE DANG BEACH! Awesome spot!!!
Positive experience: Giant sandy beach good for surfers. Seafront had a few little restaurants and bars. Nice place for a day visit.
Fantastic experience: BEST playa in the world
Fantastic experience: One if the BEST beach in Pontevedra
Fantastic experience: The most beautiful and convenient beach of the Rias Bajas, easy access from Vigo city. The best surf school is also there; Patos Surf, ideal for learning or novice people.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic beach. There are a variety of beach bars, cafes and other food places. Lovely view of three islands. Can get very busy, especially at weekends. Parking limited at peak times.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic beach popular with surfers. It never gets too crowded and there's plenty of space. There is lots of nice bars nearby too. Sea is nice and clean and you can go for a nice swim. The water is colder but that's good for you!
Fantastic experience: Best place in the world to watch summer sunsets.
Fantastic experience: Very good beach . Don't forget the volley net
Fantastic experience: Excellent beach, great for families, gentle waves on the shore and some slightly bigger ones a bit further out, there is a surf school here for the more adventurous.
Fantastic experience: One of the best beaches in the Rias Baixas. Next to Monteferro forest, which makes for a really nice hike. White sand, waves, the Cies islands on the horizon. There's a surf school which offers an introductory course and from which you can rent surfing gear if you already master it.
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