Silleiro Crystal Beach
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Praia dos Cristais de Silleiro is a unique destination known for its stunning views and unusual landscape composed of polished glass pebbles from an old landfill site. Visitors appreciate the following aspects:
- Scenic Beauty: The beach offers spectacular views, especially at sunset, and is situated near landmarks like the Silleiro lighthouse and the Cíes Islands.
- Safe Glass Beach: The glass pieces are smooth and not sharp due to years of erosion, providing a safe environment for exploration.
- Parking Availability: There is designated parking nearby, making access convenient.
- Unique Photo Opportunities: It's an excellent spot for photographs, showcasing the beautiful colorful glass against the natural backdrop.
However, some visitors noted:
- Limited Swimming: The beach is not suitable for swimming due to its rocky nature and shallow water access.
- Environmental Concerns: The area may have litter issues, and there are advisories against taking glass pieces to preserve its ecosystem.
- Small Size: The beach is relatively small, and some found it disappointing compared to other beaches in Galicia.
In summary, Praia dos Cristais is a remarkable place for those who want to enjoy breathtaking vistas and a one-of-a-kind coastal experience.
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Below you will find 20 reviews on this topic from people who have recently visited Praia dos cristais de Silleiro.
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Fantastic experience: What a beach of crystals!!!! You can swim without worry, they don't cut, since these crystals have been worn by the waves for many years and are not sharp, something very interesting to see and have a different feeling. Limited parking, and a cafeteria where you can have something to drink and see the lovely sunset.
Fantastic experience: A charm, it has a free parking area.
Positive experience: A curious rocky landscape without a beach for bathing, although fishing enthusiasts might be interested; I saw several people fishing on the rocks. Sand with a lot of glass polished by the sea, there is parking at the entrance by the roundabout.
Positive experience: Crystal beach with no access to the water
Negative experience: They are pieces of glass and ceramics from an old landfill... very small... bad parking...
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Fantastic experience: beautiful views and very original the pieces of green glass. According to what they tell me, it is because, many years ago, they dumped garbage on this beach and over time only the pieces of glass remain, smoothed by the rubbing of the water and sand. I went during low tide.
Positive experience: A curious rocky landscape without a beach for bathing, although fishing enthusiasts might be interested; I saw several people fishing on the rocks. Sand with a lot of glass polished by the sea, there is parking at the entrance by the roundabout.
Fantastic experience: A sandy beach, with shells and small pieces of eroded and rounded glass from some old landfill that was in the area. Please, don't take the beach glass; if everyone takes one, it will end up disappearing. In front, the Atlantic Islands archipelago.
Positive experience: Donde hay millones de cristales tendría que haber arena, pero aún así, es bonito contemplarlo, pero triste también
Positive experience: Una playa que está bien ubicada,pero es pequeña.Debe su nombre porque la arena de la playa está mezclada de cristales de varios colores.
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Fantastic experience: beautiful views and very original the pieces of green glass. According to what they tell me, it is because, many years ago, they dumped garbage on this beach and over time only the pieces of glass remain, smoothed by the rubbing of the water and sand. I went during low tide.
Positive experience: Crystal beach with no access to the water
Fantastic experience: Una playa muy bonita, con rocas y zona de arena, muy curiosa por los cristales del suelo, no cortan, están redondeados por la acción del agua.
Positive experience: Sinceramente me gustó mucho, el problema como en todos estos lugares es el ser humano que deja basura por donde pasa y estropea el paisaje. Encontramos muchas latas de refresco y de cerveza entre otras muchas cosas. El ayuntamiento tiene que mandar limpiar este lugar más seguido, pues es una pena ver que hay tanta basura.
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Silleiro Crystal Beach: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Beautiful and peaceful
Fantastic experience: Super
Fantastic experience: Wonderful place and 100% recommendable
Fantastic experience: A beautiful place that deserves to be visited
Fantastic experience: One of the magical beaches in Galicia but be careful. But beware, the crystals are actually shards as there used to be a glass depot here.
Fantastic experience: A very beautiful beach, just the water has receded.
Fantastic experience: Beach worth visiting for being different, the glasses looking like crystals provide a pleasant view.
Fantastic experience: Paradisiacal place to see a sunset
Fantastic experience: I love it
Positive experience: I went down to where the lighthouse used to be, looking around we saw it, I liked it.
Positive experience: Hidden and very beautiful beach. The bar up there to have a drink is really cool and very nice, the only problem was that they had the coffee machine broken and we couldn't have a decaffeinated coffee.
Fantastic experience: Spectacular views from the whole surroundings
Fantastic experience: What a beach of crystals!!!! You can swim without worry, they don't cut, since these crystals have been worn by the waves for many years and are not sharp, something very interesting to see and have a different feeling. Limited parking, and a cafeteria where you can have something to drink and see the lovely sunset.
Positive experience: I was expecting something better. The view is very nice, but as a beach it falls well behind others in Galicia.
Fantastic experience: A charm, it has a free parking area.
Fantastic experience: beautiful views and very original the pieces of green glass. According to what they tell me, it is because, many years ago, they dumped garbage on this beach and over time only the pieces of glass remain, smoothed by the rubbing of the water and sand. I went during low tide.
Positive experience: A curious rocky landscape without a beach for bathing, although fishing enthusiasts might be interested; I saw several people fishing on the rocks. Sand with a lot of glass polished by the sea, there is parking at the entrance by the roundabout.
Positive experience: Beach area but not for swimming, rather for enjoying the views or even going fishing. You can see small fish and even little crabs by the rocks. It has polished stones, but as always, humans are pigs; you can find cigarette butts, plugs, plastics... There are people who go with metal detectors or even to sunbathe haha, very beautiful.
Positive experience: Crystal beach with no access to the water
Fantastic experience: Beautiful place to stop!
Positive experience: I expected more... however, it is a pleasant stroll that is worth it if you are nearby.
Negative experience: They are pieces of glass and ceramics from an old landfill... very small... bad parking...
Negative experience: A bluff. It is nothing more than the remnants of glass returned by the sea to its users. They don't cut due to the wear from the salt, and that is the greatest curiosity.
Positive experience: A quiet beach to enjoy the views and not much more...
Positive experience: Curious beach full of remains of glass eroded by the Sea.
Fantastic experience: Very beautiful beach for taking photos and enjoying the scenery
Fantastic experience: Fantastic place!
Fantastic experience: A mini paradise within a great paradise
Fantastic experience: People take the glass, it's a shame
Fantastic experience: I loved it
Fantastic experience: Beautiful scenery with a small sandy beach
Positive experience: The stunning thing is the landscape, the crystals are just an anecdote.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful beach with a sunset worth seeing
Fantastic experience: A beautiful place, with incredible views, it used to be a junkyard and that's where the glass comes from... the problem is that it's becoming more and more known and the glass is starting to disappear. If you come DO NOT TAKE THE GLASS!
Positive experience: Beach that has a lot of glass coming from the landfill that used to be in the area. There is parking next to the small lighthouse that leads to it. The views in the area are beautiful.
Fantastic experience: I had my reservations about visiting this place but if you want to go to a glass beach this is your spot.
Fantastic experience: It's a very beautiful place! The views are wonderful. Ideal for relaxing. There's parking. We will definitely return to enjoy a sunset.
Positive experience: Just photos.
Positive experience: Awesome
Fantastic experience: Tiny but with a lot of charm
Positive experience: Previously a dump, now a marvel
Positive experience: Interesting little beach with lots of colourful glass pebbles.
Fantastic experience: Very beautiful surroundings, with views of both the Silleiro Lighthouse and the Cíes Islands and Bayona. The beach has more pebbles and is wider than Laxe's.
Fantastic experience: Awesome
Fantastic experience: Beautiful and curious
Fantastic experience: Beautiful place
Fantastic experience: Beautiful
Positive experience: Point of relaxation. It is a pleasure to enjoy both the mountains and the sea in one spot.
Negative experience: Crystals?? Which crystals? It should be called Glass Beach, that's for sure.
Positive experience: Idyllic place, it's a shame about the neglect of the surroundings and access.
Fantastic experience: A sandy beach, with shells and small pieces of eroded and rounded glass from some old landfill that was in the area. Please, don't take the beach glass; if everyone takes one, it will end up disappearing. In front, the Atlantic Islands archipelago.
Fantastic experience: Beautiful
Positive experience: Crystals
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