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La Lanzada Beach
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La Lanzada Beach
Map showing the location of La Lanzada Beach
Map showing the location of La Lanzada Beach
Location in Spain
Location Sanxenxo, O Grove
Coordinates 42°27′00″N 8°37′59″W / 42.45000°N 8.63306°W / 42.45000; -8.63306
Length 2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
Width 80 metres (260 ft)
Geology Beach

The La Lanzada beach (called Praia da Lanzada in Galician) is one of the most famous beaches in Galicia, Spain. It is located in the towns of O Grove and Sanxenxo in the province of Pontevedra. This beach has proudly flown the Blue Flag for a long time, which means it is very clean and safe.

About La Lanzada Beach

This amazing beach is found on the southwest side of a narrow strip of land called an isthmus. An isthmus is like a natural bridge connecting a peninsula to the mainland. La Lanzada beach is close to the entrance of the Pontevedra estuary. An estuary is where a river meets the sea.

How Big is the Beach?

La Lanzada is a very long beach. It stretches for about 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles). If you include the nearby beaches of Areas Gordas and Lapa, it's even longer, over three kilometers! This makes it the fourth longest beach in all of Galicia.

The beach is so big that different parts of it have their own names:

  • Areas Gordas (which means Coarse Sands)
  • Lapa Beach (meaning Limpet Beach)
  • Lanzada Beach (meaning Pier Beach)

Many tourists visit La Lanzada during the summer months. It is one of the most popular and largest beaches in Galicia.

Protecting Nature

La Lanzada beach is surrounded by beautiful natural areas. These areas include important dunes. Dunes are hills of sand formed by the wind. These dunes are protected as part of the Natura 2000 network. This network helps protect important natural places across Europe. The dunes are a special ecosystem that needs to be kept safe.

Fun Things to Do

Because La Lanzada is an open sea beach, the waves can often be quite big. This makes it a perfect spot for exciting water sports!

Water Sports and More

You can try sports like surfing and windsurfing here. Kiteboarding is also very popular. The open sea and strong winds make it a great place for these activities.

Explore Nearby History

There are also interesting historical places very close to the beach. You can visit the Lanzada Tower, the Castro de la Lanzada, and the chapel of Our Lady of the Lanzada. These spots are just a few steps away from the sand.

How to Get There

Getting to La Lanzada beach is quite easy.

If you are coming from Pontevedra or Sanxenxo, you can take the PO-308 road towards O Grove.

The fastest way to reach the beach is by using the Salnés Motorway, which is called AG-41. You should take the last exit that goes towards O Grove.

Gallery

  • Praia da Lanzada-L02
  • Beach of A Lanzada, winter
  • Vista desde lanzada

    San Vicente de la Mer, in the background

  • Lanzada4

    Tower and chapel

  • Lanzada

    Empty beach

  • 2017 Praia da Lanzada desde Noalla. Sanxenxo. Galiza
  • Praia da Lanzada, entre os concellos de Sanxenxo e O Grove
  • A Lanzada, Sanxenxo, Galicia

    Beach and chapel in the background

  • Solpor, A Lanzada (Sanxenxo)
  • Illas Ons

    Ons Island from the Lanzada

  • Sanxenxo, Noalla, Ermida A Lanzada 05-07
  • Sanxenxo, praia Lapa 03-01

    A Lapa Beach

  • Sangenjo, La Lanzada 08
  • Sangenjo, La Lanzada 09

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Playa de la Lanzada para niños

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