Cies Archipelago

Pertence ao concello de

Vigo

Superficie

3,091 hectares: 433 terrestrial hectares and 2,658 marine hectares.

Outras figuras de protección

Natural Park since 1980. Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA) since 1988. SAC Illas Cíes since 2014.

The Cíes archipelago is made up of 3 islands: Monteagudo, Faro and San Martiño and the islets of Agoeiro or Boeiro, Penela dos Vinos, Carabelos and Ruzo. It is located at the mouth of the Vigo estuary.

If we fly over the Cíes archipelago, the contrasting relief between the west face, facing the ocean, where the steep cliffs rise more than 150 meters and the east face, which faces the Vigo estuary and touches the sea with the sand of its beaches. It stands out for its importance geomorphological and biological complex formed by the Rodas beach barrier, which acts as a natural bridge between the Monteagudo and Faro islands, and O Lago (formerly “El Lago de los Ninos”), which serves as a refuge for fish breeding and other aquatic animals. Once populated, the Cíes Islands offer a good sample of cultural heritage: ruins of monasteries, forts, salting factories and carabinieri warehouses.

For more information, download the Cíes brochure by clicking here.

You can access the Library section to consult and download more brochures and resources about the islands.

To get there by maritime public transport

Navigation and anchoring

Diving

What to do?

How to get?

By public maritime transport

In high season

Easter, and from May 15 to September 15

The transport companies that provide these services are usually based in the ports of Vigo, Cangas and Baiona. Each season these companies establish their routes and schedules so it is advisable to check them beforehand to approach the islands on these dates.

The limit of daily visitors to the Cíes archipelago in the high season is 1,600-1,800 people per day, so it is necessary to have prior authorization from the Xunta de Galicia before buying the ticket from the shipping company. Access more information and the authorisation website HERE.

In low season

Rest of the year

Cíes can only be visited in organised groups with a guide, so visitors must contact the authorised shipping companies that organise the visiting groups. The maximum number of visitors in low season is 250-450 people per day. The guide must be identified as accredited by the National Park and cannot go with more than 25 people in the group.

The contacts of the shipping companies can be seen at the end of this page.

By private boat

The visit can be made any day of the year but it is necessary to have the navigation and anchoring permits issued by the National Park. The form to request the navigation permit can be downloaded from this website in the section authorizations and it also indicates the documentation that must be attached. The applications, once completed, can be sent by email, regular mail or fax to the offices of the National Park.
Once you have obtained the navigation permit, you can request online the anchoring permits for those days you wish to anchor in the islands.
The daily limit in this archipelago is 75-125 anchorages/day spread over three areas (San Martiño, Nosa Señora and Rodas).

What to see?

Create the interactive map with the aspects that interest you most, taking into account that you can only walk along the routes indicated in color.

You can also download the PDF with the map and information on routes and points of interest by clicking here.

Contact

The national park

	Address	E-mail	Phone no.	Fax
park office	Oliva 3, 36202 VIGO	iatlanticas [at] xunta.gal (iatlanticas[at]xunta[dot]gal)	+34 886 21 80 90	+34 886 21 80 94
Visitors Center	Rúa Palma 4. Casco Vello - Vigo (tras la Colexiata o Concatedral de Vigo) Lunes a jueves de 10-14h (10-12h atención preferente a grupos escolares) Viernes y sábado 10-14h / 16:30-19:30h (Domingos y festivos cerrado)

Shipping companies / Transport companies in the Cíes Islands.

Regular Service / Groups and educational visits

Name	Phone no.	Web	E-mail
MAR DE ONS	+34 986 225 272	www.mardeons.es	info [at] mardeons.com (info[at]mardeons[dot]com) / comercial [at] mardeons.com (comercial[at]mardeons[dot]com) (grupos + 30)
NAVIERA NABIA	+34 986 320 048	www.piratasdenabia.com	info [at] piratasdenabia.com (info[at]piratasdenabia[dot]com)
NAVIERA DE LAS RÍAS GALLEGAS SL	+34 986 302 415	www.rgnaviera.com	riasgallegas [at] rgnaviera.com (riasgallegas[at]rgnaviera[dot]com)
CRUCEROS DO ULLA SL	+34 986 731 818 / +34 608 089 458	www.crucerosdoulla.com	info [at] crucerosdoulla.com (info[at]crucerosdoulla[dot]com)
CRUCEROS RÍAS BAIXAS	+34 986 731 343 / +34 670 518 669	www.crucerosriasbaixas.com	info [at] crucerosriasbaixas.com (info[at]crucerosriasbaixas[dot]com)
NAVIERA BAHÍA SUB	+34 607 911 523	www.bahiasub.com	naviera [at] bahiasub.com (naviera[at]bahiasub[dot]com)

Groups and educational visits

Name	Phone no.	Web	E-mail
ALVAMAR NÁUTICA	+34 683 580 364 / +34 653 516 969	www.alvamarnautica.com / www.visitacortegada.com	info [at] alvamarnautica.com (info[at]alvamarnautica[dot]com)
CHARTERTERRANOVA	+34 620 220 855	www.charterterranova.com	info [at] charterterranova.com (info[at]charterterranova[dot]com)
JULIO VERNE NÁUTICA	+34 683 251 682	www.juliovernenautica.com	office [at] juliovernenautica.com (office[at]juliovernenautica[dot]com)
MAR DE AGUIÑO	+34 630 233 702 / +34 619 978 390	www.mardeaguino.es	mardeaguino [at] hotmail.com (mardeaguino[at]hotmail[dot]com)
MEDUSA CENTRO BUCEO E TURISMO ACTIVO	+34 633 119 533 / +34 986 502 044	www.nauticamedusa.com	centrobuceomedusa [at] gmail.com (centrobuceomedusa[at]gmail[dot]com)
MERGULLO BREOGÁN	+34 607 799 623	www.mergullobreogan.com	mergullobreogan [at] gmail.com (mergullobreogan[at]gmail[dot]com)
MONROA SL	+34 608 182 274	www.crucerospelegrin.com	info [at] crucerospelegrin.com (info[at]crucerospelegrin[dot]com)
NAVEGANTE VIGO SL	+34 610 403 362	https://navegantevigo.es	info [at] navegantevigo.es (info[at]navegantevigo[dot]es)
OCEAN SECRETS	+34 664 640 554	www.oceansecrets.es	info [at] oceansecrets.es (info[at]oceansecrets[dot]es) / direccioncomercial [at] oceansecrets.es (direccioncomercial[at]oceansecrets[dot]es)
OCEANIC AROUSA TOURS	+34 648 458 116	www.oceanicarousa.com	info [at] oceanicarousa.com (info[at]oceanicarousa[dot]com)
OFTEFOR CB (CORTICATA)	+34 625 807 923 / +34 639 870 488	www.corticata.com	info [at] corticata.com (info[at]corticata[dot]com)
RUTAS RÍAS BAIXAS SLU	+34 609 359 141	www.rutasriasbaixas.com	info [at] taximar-riasbaixas.com (info[at]taximar-riasbaixas[dot]com)
SAILWAY	+34 986 442 351	www.sailway.es	info [at] sailway.es (info[at]sailway[dot]es)
SAN YAGO CHARTER	+34 619 304 826	www.sanyagocharter.com	jaime [at] sanyagocharter.com (jaime[at]sanyagocharter[dot]com)
SEA CHARTER RÍAS BAIXAS SL	+34 644 483 305	www.seataxicharter.com	seacharterriasbaixas [at] gmail.com (seacharterriasbaixas[at]gmail[dot]com)
SUSIACUÑA SL	+34 986 229 235	www.isladeons.net	susions [at] isladeons.net (susions[at]isladeons[dot]net)
TURIMARES SL	+34 986 733 543 / +34 620 997 621	www.crucerosturimares.com	info [at] crucerosturimares.com (info[at]crucerosturimares[dot]com)