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Silgar Beach

Coordinates: 42°24′03″N 8°48′45″W / 42.40083°N 8.81250°W / 42.40083; -8.81250
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Silgar Beach
Silgar Beach with the Madama sculpture in the sea
Silgar Beach with the Madama sculpture in the sea
Silgar Beach is located in Spain
Silgar Beach
Silgar Beach
Coordinates: 42°24′03″N 8°48′45″W / 42.40083°N 8.81250°W / 42.40083; -8.81250
LocationSanxenxo
Dimensions
 • Length750 metres (2,460 ft)
 • Width80 metres (260 ft)

The Silgar beach is a Galician beach located on the urban coastline of the municipality of Sanxenxo[1] in the province of Pontevedra, Spain. It is 750 metres long [2] and is bordered from end to end by the eponymous promenade.[3]

Description

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The Silgar beach is an urban beach [4] located in the ria of Pontevedra. It is separated from Baltar beach, in the civil parish of Portonovo, by a promontory known as Punta do Vicaño. At its right end is the large marina of Sanxenxo.

Silgar is the most touristic beach in Galicia.[5] On this beach, on a rock a few metres from the coast, is the statue of Madama, the work of the artist Alfonso Vilar Lamelas.[6]

Access

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The beach is located in the centre of Sanxenxo, surrounded by a promenade.

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References

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  1. ^ "El Tiempo. Predicción Playas: Silgar, Sanxenxo (Pontevedra)". AEMET State Meteorological Agency, Gobierno de España (in Spanish). 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Playa Silgar". El Comercio (in Spanish). 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Playa de Silgar".
  4. ^ "Playa Silgar". El Comercio (in Spanish). 24 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Dos meses de obras en la playa más turística de Galicia" (in Spanish). 28 July 2002.
  6. ^ "A esencia roubada da Madama" (in Galician). 6 June 2006.

See also

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