Silgar Beach | |
Type: | Beach |
Map: | Spain |
Location: | Sanxenxo |
Coordinates: | 42.4008°N -8.8125°W |
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]
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]
The beach is located in the centre of Sanxenxo, surrounded by a promenade.