Rías Baixas

The Rías Baixas cut deep into Galicia's Atlantic shore, from Muros and Noia south toward the mouth of the Miño. These drowned valleys form broad inlets where rivers meet the sea, separated by peninsulas and sheltered in part by offshore islands. The Cíes guard the entrance to the Ría de Vigo, while Ons and Sálvora lie off other inlets farther north. Their islands and sheltered waters make a striking contrast with the exposed coast facing the open Atlantic.