Playa América

• How long is the beach? Approx. 1,300 metres
• The beach has an average width of about 100 low tide / 50 high tide (meters)
  Width variation: a lot
• This beach usually has a high occupancy rate
• This beach has a promenade.
• It is a beach with white sand
• America beach has been awarded the Blue Flag.
• It is not a nudist beach
  (Check with the tourist office or the town hall of the nearest town because each beach may have its own specific regulation)
• Is there a tourist information office on or near the beach? no

Security features América Beach

• It is usually a beach with moderate waves / windy.
• Does it have a lifeguard service?: Yes
  Summer season. Human and material resources.
  Ask at the nearest tourist office or town hall if you need to check when it is operational.
• It has danger/safety signposting elements.
• Nearest hospital:

  Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital
  Avda. Campoamor, 341 (Vigo)

  Indicative distance to the hospital from the beach: 12 km.

  (Source: Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge [July 2020])
  (Check with the nearest tourist office or the town hall of the municipality to which América Beach belongs to confirm the information)

Accessibility features América Beach

• How to get to the beach: easy walking / car
• It is a beach with easy access (for people with disabilities or reduced mobility).
• The access to the beach is signposted
• Parking facilities: Yes

  Indicative capacity of the car park: more than 100 spaces

  What kind of security/surveillance does the car park have?: no surveillance

• Nearest road to the beach: Vigo – Baiona
• Access to the beach can be made by bus.
  Type of bus / additional info: Intercity (Vigo – Baiona at 0,5 Km)
  Check with the tourist office or nearest town hall to confirm routes and dates when it is operational.
• America beach has a signposted anchoring area.

• How to get to the beach: easy walking / car
• It is a beach with easy access (for people with disabilities or reduced mobility).
• The access to the beach is signposted
• Parking facilities: Yes

  Indicative capacity of the car park: more than 100 spaces

  What kind of security/surveillance does the car park have?: no surveillance

• Nearest road to the beach: Vigo – Baiona
• Access to the beach can be made by bus.
  Type of bus / additional info: Intercity (Vigo – Baiona at 0,5 Km)
  Check with the tourist office or nearest town hall to confirm routes and dates when it is operational.
• America beach has a signposted anchoring area.

Nature around

• Is the beach integrated in a vegetation area (or is there any vegetation in the surrounding area)?: Yes
• Where is the vegetation (type, etc.)?
  On the beach
• What is the coastline (coastal frontage) on which the beach is located like?
  Urban
• Has any development work or modifications been carried out on the beach recently? yes
  Reconstruction with breakwater