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Rías Altas (also called "Upper Rias") is the northernmost of three sections of '' A Costa do Marisco'' (the Seafood Coast) in Galicia,
# Ribadeo
# Rinlo
# Reinante
# San Cosme de Barreiros
# Foz
# Fazouro
# Cangas de Foz
# Burela
# Punta de Laxes
# Coido
# San Cibrao
# Praia do Lago
# Porto Celo
# Viveiro
# O Vicedo
# O Barqueiro
# Estaca de Bares
# Punta Maeda
# Espasante
# Ortigueira
# Cariño
# Cabo Ortegal
# Costa da Capelada
# San Andrés de Teixido
# Punta Candieira
# Ria de Cedeira
# Villarrube
# Valdoviño
# Montefaro
# Casal
# Ponzos
# Cabo Prior
# Doniños
# Cabo Prioriño
# Castelo de San Felipe
# Ferrol
# Mugardos
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Rías Altas (also called "Upper Rias") is the northernmost of three sections of '' A Costa do Marisco'' (the Seafood Coast) in Galicia, Spain
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. It extends from the port of Ribadeo to Santa Cruz.
The Upper Rias refers to the coast of the northern part of A Coruña Province and the entire coastline of the Lugo Province.
The biggest city port of the Upper Rias is Ferrol - the most important Naval Station in North-western Spain.
Major commercial and fishing ports
* Ferrol - Major Commercial Ports (also:Military
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) - - A Coruña Province
* Cedeira - Fishing Port - - A Coruña Province
* Cariño - Fishing Port - - A Coruña Province
* Espasante - Fishing Port - - A Coruña Province
* O Barqueiro - Fishing Port - - A Coruña Province
* Viveiro - Fishing Port - - Lugo Province
* San Cibrao - Major Commercial Port (also: Fishing Port) - - Lugo Province
* Burela - Fishing Port - - Lugo Province
* Foz - Fishing Port - - Lugo Province
* Ribadeo - Fishing Port - - Lugo Province
International World Surf Competitions
* The Ferrolterra Pantin Classic gathers every year some of the most international and remarkable figures in the world of surf * Doninos, Esmelle and St. George's Beach the north of the A Coruña Province is known for the quality of its beaches as most of them are ideal forWater Sports
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like surfing.
Locations along the Upper Rias
These are some of the towns, villages, hamlets and cities along the Upper Rias Coast (that is, the "Rías Altas") including the Naval Station and the largest city port of the Upper Rias: Ferrol.
# Ribadeo
# Rinlo
# Reinante
# San Cosme de Barreiros
# Foz
# Fazouro
# Cangas de Foz
# Burela
# Punta de Laxes
# Coido
# San Cibrao
# Praia do Lago
# Porto Celo
# Viveiro
# O Vicedo
# O Barqueiro
# Estaca de Bares
# Punta Maeda
# Espasante
# Ortigueira
# Cariño
# Cabo Ortegal
# Costa da Capelada
# San Andrés de Teixido
# Punta Candieira
# Ria de Cedeira
# Villarrube
# Valdoviño
# Montefaro
# Casal
# Ponzos
# Cabo Prior
# Doniños
# Cabo Prioriño
# Castelo de San Felipe
# Ferrol
# Mugardos
#Ares
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# Perbes
# Miño
# Sada
# Gandario
# Cornoedo
# Lorbé
# Illa a Marola
# Mera
# Santa Cruz
See also
* The Death Coast (also "'' Costa da Morte''") with its biggest city port inA Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...
.
* The Lower Rias (also "''Rías Baixas
The Rías Baixas ( Galician for "Lower Rias") are a series of four estuarine inlets located on the southwestern coast of Galicia, Spain. They are the Ría de Muros e Noia, the Ría de Arousa, the Ría de Pontevedra, and the Ría de Vigo.Me ...
''") with its biggest city port in Vigo
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.
* A Costa do Marisco, Galicia (Spain)
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