Barbeira, Rock and sand beach in Monterreal Peninsula, Baiona, Spain
Barbeira is a 200-metre beach on the Monterreal Peninsula in Baiona, in the province of Pontevedra. It is reached on foot through the Monterreal fortress, and its shoreline combines rock and olive-toned sand.
The area lies near Monterreal, where several fortifications were built at different times to protect the coast. These defensive structures still shape the peninsula's appearance today.
Barbeira lies on the Monterreal Peninsula, and reaching it on foot means passing through the fortress of Monterreal, so the beach is bound up with the defensive enclosure that has long guarded Baiona's coast. Bathers share the shoreline with the walls and rocks of that fortification.
The only land access is through the Monterreal fortress, on the Monterreal Peninsula. The beach is 200 metres long, so it can be crossed on foot from end to end.
The beach is reached on foot only through the Monterreal fortress, which occupies the peninsula; the sand lies at the foot of its walls. The 200-metre shoreline faces the open Atlantic, so the water is often rough and the rocks at either end are exposed at low tide.
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