Silgar Beach
Beach in Pontevedra, Spain
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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]
Silgar Beach | |
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Silgar Beach with the Madama sculpture in the sea | |
  Silgar Beach | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′03″N 8°48′45″W | |
| Location | Sanxenxo |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 750 metres (2,460 ft) |
| • Width | 80 metres (260 ft) |
Description
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
The beach is located in the centre of Sanxenxo, surrounded by a promenade.
