Playa Area Maior (Louro)

• Approximate length of the beach: 1,500 metres
• The beach has an average width of about 40 metres.
• What is the beach’s occupancy rate like: low
• The Area Maior (Louro) beach does NOT have a promenade.
• It has white sand
• It is not a nudist beach
  (Check with your local tourist office or town hall as each beach may have its own specific regulation)
• Is there a tourist information office on or near the beach? no

Security features Area Maior Beach (Louro)

• What are the usual bathing conditions: heavy swell / windy
• There is usually a lifeguard / rescue service.
  Human resources.
  Ask at the nearest tourist office or town hall if you need to check when it is operational.
• There are danger/safety signs on the beach.
  Summer season.
• Nearest hospital:

  Hospital Virxe da Xunqueira
  Pº do Alcalde Pepe Sánchez, 7 (Cee)

  Indicative distance to the hospital from the beach: 41 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 Area Maior Beach (Louro) belongs to confirm the information)

Accessibility features Area Maior Beach (Louro)

• How to get to the beach: by car
• It does NOT have accessible points and access facilities for people with reduced mobility.
• Is the beach signposted?: Yes
• Is there a car park?: No
• Nearest road to the beach: C-550
• Is there a bus line to the beach?: Yes
  Type of bus / additional info: Intercity
  Check with the nearest tourist office or town hall to confirm routes and dates when it is in operation.

• How to get to the beach: by car
• It does NOT have accessible points and access facilities for people with reduced mobility.
• Is the beach signposted?: Yes
• Is there a car park?: No
• Nearest road to the beach: C-550
• Is there a bus line to the beach?: Yes
  Type of bus / additional info: Intercity
  Check with the nearest tourist office or town hall to confirm routes and dates when it is in operation.

Nature around

• Is there any vegetation on or around the beach?: Yes
• Where is the vegetation found (type, etc.)?
  On the beach
• Is this beach part of a protected natural area? yes
  Natura 2000 network / SCI
• What is the coastline (coastal frontage) on which the beach is located like?
  Urban