Praia de Campelo, Golden sand and shingle beach in Meirás Valdoviño, Spain

Praia de Campelo is a shingle and golden sand beach in Valdoviño stretching roughly 300 meters along the coast. The shoreline alternates between sandy sections and pebble-covered areas, creating varied conditions across the cove.

Praia de Campelo lies in the Meirás parish of Valdoviño, on the open Cantabrian coast of A Coruña province. Unlike the drowned river valleys of the Rías Baixas, this stretch of coast is not glacial in origin: it is a sandy and pebbly shoreline fed by sediments carried down by small streams and reworked by Atlantic waves. The beach sits within the protected Valdoviño lagoon and dune system, declared a natural monument for its wetland birds.

Campelo takes its name from the Galician word for a field or open ground, a reference to the farmland behind the dunes. The beach lies within the municipality of Valdoviño, whose parish festivals honour the Virxe do Porto and Saint Andrew with processions and bagpipe music. Surfers from across Galicia come here for the consistent Atlantic swell, and the beach has hosted regional surfing competitions.

The beach has nearby parking areas and lifeguard surveillance during summer months for swimmer safety. Signage helps visitors identify safe swimming zones and navigate the shoreline.

Campelo sits at the mouth of the Río Seixo, whose outflow shapes the sand and pebble cover of the cove. The beach is one of several along the Valdoviño coast, near the A Frouxeira lagoon, a wetland that draws birdwatchers.