The route can be done on foot, by bicycle, or by motor vehicle and is structured into 13 stopping points, with 13 wooden signs, which are as follows:

At each of the stops, there is a QR code so that users can scan it with their mobile phones or digital devices, linking to an explanatory video of the location where they are.

If you do not have an internet connection, the videos are downloadable from this website.

The content of each video is independent. It is not necessary to follow a predetermined order to understand them, so you can do the route in whole or in part, reducing or expanding the itinerary depending on the time available to each person.

You can even take a virtual tour from your own homes through the map, images, and explanations in the videos.

Although each person can configure their own route, we propose one that passes through all the established points and can be consulted and followed through the Wikiloc application.

 

This 7.87 km route is linear, with very little slope and low difficulty, except for some sections in the access to the Igrexa de Coeda, which would be of medium difficulty, not due to the physical effort required, but due to the type of terrain (*see recommendations).

This section and the church itself are only accessible during low tide, so the time of low tide must be taken into account, as it is only accessible for a few hours each day. If you decide to do it outside of this time interval, the formation can be viewed from a viewpoint located in the so-called “Punta Pasada das Cabras,” where the “Igrexa de Coeda 1” sign is located, and this, unlike the Church of Coeda, is accessible to all types of audiences, including people with reduced mobility.

The time in motion on foot will be approximately 2 hours (indicative, depending on each person’s pace and the time spent admiring the landscapes), to which the duration of the videos, 59:61 minutes, should be added, resulting in a total of approximately 3 hours.

The biking time, for a person in normal physical condition who rides a bike occasionally, is 30 minutes, with a slight variation in the route to avoid going down stairs, which we will describe later. This results in a total route of around 1.5 hours.

Most of the route runs along the tiled promenade and largely coincides with the Burela Circular Route (white, blue, and yellow wooden signs), so it is accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. There are also sections of sidewalks, low-traffic roads, the port, and natural areas (the Igrexa de Coeda and its access, and the area of the orthogonal joints at the end of the itinerary).

If you would like a paper street map, they are available at the Tourist Information Office, and when it is closed, at the Casa del Concello (City Hall) (Monday to Friday in the mornings).

Link to the starting point on google maps.

We begin our walk in front of the inaccessible cove where the Fuente de O Xudío (O Xudío Fountain) is located. To see it, it is necessary to go down some stairs located right in front of the “O Cantiño” sign. To get there, there is parking at the O Cantiño recreational area (more information here: http://turismo.burela.org/es/node/1020), in front of a small playground, after passing a picnic area with tables and benches inside circular enclosures. From this point, we can follow the route towards the town following the signs indicating the Burela Circular Route (wooden signs with yellow, blue, and white colors), along the Cantiño promenade and up to the Lonja Absa (Absa Fish Auction House). Just a few meters, about 30 meters away, we will see a right turn that takes us to Punta Pasada das Cabras (Pasada das Cabras Point) and the “Igrexa de Coeda 1” sign. This is a visibility point of O Perdouro Beach and the Igrexa de Coeda, an interesting formation explained in the video. Since this formation is inaccessible at high tide, we recommend watching the video from here if you are doing the route during hours when the tide does not allow safe access. The route to Coeda at low tide could start from this point, but we do not recommend it, as we consider access from the port area to be easier and safer. Once this visit is made, we return to the main path and continue until we reach a parking area on Suafonte Street with parallel parking and a sidewalk. A little further on, we will find a fork where we will see signs directing us to “Porto” (Port), “Parque de Suafonte” (Suafonte Park), and more. We take the direction towards the port and Suafonte Park, following the street on the right. This will take us past the “Fundación Eu Son” (Eu Son Foundation) with a large sign, and when passing the building where it is located, we will turn right, entering Rúa Castrelo. Soon, we will turn right again after passing a house with a blue facade. Always following the signs of the Circular Route, we will go down some stairs that will place us at a roundabout next to the Absa Fish Auction House and the “A Lonxa ABSA” sign. We continue as if we were going to enter the green nave of the ABSA Fish Auction House, but instead, we continue, leaving it to our left, along an asphalted road with little traffic and no sidewalks. There, we will find the “Os pregues do Perdouro” sign, and a short distance away, a wall where the “Igrexa de Coeda 2” sign will be located. From here, we can access the video link, and always following the recommendations to access this geological cavity (very important to review them), we can continue straight during the hours of the day when the tides allow us to safely reach it. From the wall, first through about 124 meters of beach area and then about 164 meters of rock and pebbles, a length that varies depending on the time of year. We retrace our steps to the fish market buildings to continue straight on Avenida de la Mariña until we reach the “Mural Burela-IN” sign in the parking area of “O Almacén do Peixe” (The Fish Store). Right across from it is the headquarters of the Association of Retired Sailors and Affiliates, so we will cross at the pedestrian crossing to position ourselves in front of the main facade of the building, with a large red cross painted on it, and find the corresponding sign: “A Moncloa.” Right in front, we see the Tourist Information Office. We continue along the dock between the “A Moncloa” building and the Tourist Information Office, about 100 meters, to the Bonitero “Reina del Carmen” Boat Museum, in front of which we find the “Porto Comercial” (Commercial Port) sign. From this point, we cross to the port pier or wall, where the Open-Air Museum of Mural Paintings is located. We will admire them until we reach the corresponding sign. We continue admiring the Mural Paintings until we come face to face with the “Faro Pena Burela” (Pena Burela Lighthouse) sign on Penoural Beach, where the Marosa promenade begins, which we will follow straight to the end of our route without deviating, finding along the way the “Cabo Burela” (Cape Burela) sign, then the “O Xiringote” sign, and finally, the “Diaclasas ortogonales” (Orthogonal Joints) sign, next to Marosa Beach.

To avoid the stairs, we offer an alternative itinerary for bicycles. The changes should be made starting from the arrival at the building where we can find the “Fundación Eu Son.” Instead of following the signs of the Burela Circular Route, we will continue straight on the same street, Suafonte Street, until we reach an intersection, between the back of the Health Center and an establishment called “Bolsos Beli.” At that intersection, we will turn right, descending to the Mural Burela In, and the corresponding sign for this, near the port, and then turn right, passing in front of “O Almacén del Pez” (The Fish Store) to enter Avenida de la Mariña and find the “A Lonxa ABSA” sign. Then, follow the proposed pedestrian itinerary. To access the Church of Coedo, it must be done on foot, leaving the bicycle parked nearby (there are lampposts and posts where you can lock it with a lock). Burela, Born from the Rocks Geological Route For people who have a special interest in discovering and deciphering our geological heritage, officially declared as a geosite, a site of global geological relevance, and who do not have the necessary time to complete the entire route, the resources corresponding to this science are marked with the color orange on the signs. It could also be done in a private vehicle, as the folds of O Perdouro and the Igrexa de Coeda are very close to each other, in the port area near the Lonja ABSA, just like “O Xiringote” and the Diaclasas Ortogonales, at the end of the Marosa promenade. These would be the corresponding signs:

It is important to mention that there is an approximate distance of 6 km on foot between the farthest beacons or points from each other. However, the majority of them are grouped in various areas, very close to each other, making it comfortable to complete this route by motor vehicle.

We describe a proposed itinerary by zones and beacons:

Zone “O Cantiño”:

In the “O Cantiño” area, we can park in its Recreational Area, in front of the small playground.

This is the Google Maps point where we can find a parking area designated for diagonal parking here.

Right in front, we have the first beacon, “O Cantiño,” and about 40 meters away is the “Igrexa de Coeda1” beacon.

Zone “Pregues de O Perdouro” (Folds of O Perdouro):

In the “Pregues de O Perdouro” area, we can park right next to these geological formations of interest, in a parking area designated for diagonal parking. It is at an intermediate point very close to both the “Igrexa de Coeda2” beacon (remember that to access the Coeda church, you must follow the recommendations and rules described in a section below, consulting them is essential) and the “Lonxa ABSA” beacon.

Zone “Tourist Information Office”:

In this area, we can find the highest concentration of beacons. If we park near the Tourist Information Office, we can access the following beacons through a short and pleasant walk:

“A Moncloa” (the Association of Retired Sailors of the Sea and Related ) Beacon, right in front of the Tourist Information Office.

“Mural Burela In” Beacon, right in front of the rear part of the “A Moncloa” building, next to the parking lot of the fish market “O Almacén do Peixe.”

“Porto Comercial” (Commercial Port) Beacon, located next to “Reina del Carmen.”Bonitero Museum Ship.

“Museo al Aire Libre de Pinturas Murales” (Open-Air Mural Painting Museum) Beacon, heading from the museum ship towards the port breakwater, behind it.

“Faro Pena Burela”(Pena Burela Lighthouse) Beacon, following the sidewalk where the Open-Air Mural Painting Museum is located, we come across this beacon, on the Penoural beach.

Zone “Paseo Marítimo da Marosa” (Marosa Promenade):

From the Tourist Information Office, we can take our vehicle again to head to the three points or beacons located along this promenade.

First, we will find the “Cabo Burela”(Burela Cape) Beacon, in a place where a granite monolith with the compass rose and the coordinates of the place is installed. There is a parking area right next to it, by the side of the road, for parking vehicles diagonally.

We continue the journey by vehicle to Ril Beach, parking in its parking area to walk to the “O Xiringote” beacon in less than 5 minutes.

Finally, we park in the first parking lot of Marosa Beach that we come across on our route. There you will see “Diaclasas Ortogonais” (the Orthogonal Joints) beacon, completing the entire route.

  • The access path to the “Igrexa de Coeda” is a natural space. We recommend access from the port area (“Igrexa de Coeda 2” sign), consisting of about 124 meters of beach area and about 164 meters of rock and pebbles, a length that varies depending on the season of the year and the tides that bring and take away sand. It can also be accessed from the Cantiño area – Pasada das Cabras viewpoint (“Igrexa de Coeda 2” sign), but here the access is more complicated, having to go down a steep path with a railing for support, and then cross O Perdouro Beach, a pebble and stone beach about 270 meters long. From the Pasada das Cabras viewpoint, it is possible to have views of the Igrexa de Coedo, in case the route is done at high tide.

  • The cavity called “Igrexa de Coeda” is only accessible at low tide. It should be noted that in the Cantabrian Sea, there are tides, a periodic movement of the rise and fall of the sea level. During high tide periods, access to this natural monument is covered by it. To visit it, check the time of low tide, which varies from day to day. You can do this using the following links: o https://tablademareas.com/é/lugo/burela/prevision/mareas o https://www.tutiempo.net/mareas/espana/burela.html

  • It will be visitable from one hour before low tide until approximately half an hour after, with the safest time window slightly extended depending on the type of tides (the coefficient of variation) and the state of the sea at that time.

  • If the route is done during high tide, when it is inaccessible, the formation can be viewed from a viewpoint located at the “Punta Pasada das Cabras,” where the “Igrexa de Coedo 1” sign is located, which, unlike the Church of Coeda, is accessible to all types of audiences, including people with reduced mobility.

  • The type of terrain, rock, some of which may be wet, and pebbles in the last meters of access to the “Igrexa de Coeda,” requires taking some precautions to avoid slipping. Closed, comfortable shoes with good grip soles are recommended. It is not advisable to use the mobile phone during the journey.

  • Access is not recommended for people with mobility problems.

  • Access in very adverse weather conditions on land or at sea is not advisable.

  • We are in a natural space. Please respect the fauna and flora of the area.

IMPORTANT

The promoting entity is not responsible for the use given to this itinerary. Once you start tracking it, the user must be aware of being in good physical condition for its development and must comply with the recommendations and rules. Emergency phone: 112