Beach

Playa del Silgar

Padriñán · Sanxenxo

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The Silgar beach is a Galician beach located on the urban coastline of the municipality of Sanxenxo in the province of Pontevedra, Spain. It is 750 metres long and is bordered from end to end by the eponymous promenade.

Description

The Silgar beach is an urban beach located in the ria of Pontevedra. It is separated from Baltar beach, in the civil parish of Portonovo, by a promontory known as Punta do Vicaño. At its right end is the large marina of Sanxenxo. Silgar is the most touristic beach in Galicia. On this beach, on a rock a few metres from the coast, is the statue of Madama, the work of the artist Alfonso Vilar Lamelas.

Access

The beach is located in the centre of Sanxenxo, surrounded by a promenade.

Gallery

Sanxenxo Ria de Pontevedra Rias Baixas Areas Beach Montalvo Beach La Lanzada Beach

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Facts

What it is Praia · Praia urbana

Length 750 m

Elevation here ≈ 2 m · Terrain Tiles

Nearest town Sanxenxo, 410 m away

People in the municipality 17,990 (2025) · IGE

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Getting there by bus

Sanxenxo (marquesiña rúa Progreso)311 m away
O Grove E.A.-Pontevedra E.A. · O Grove E.A.-Portonovo-Pontevedra E.A. · SX: Circular Sanxenxo-Villalonga-Lanzada-Sanxenxo · Santiago-Vilagarcía-Cambados-Sanxenxo-O Grove-A Toxa · Santiago-Vilagarcía-Cambados-Sanxenxo-O Grove-A Toxa · SX: Circular Dorrón (centro cultural)-Sanxenxo-Portonovo-Lanzada-Sanxenxo
Sanxenxo (hotel A Terraza)327 m away
Portonovo (mercado)-Nanín · Portonovo (mercado)-Nanín
Sanxenxo (marquesiña rúa Progreso)337 m away
O Grove E.A.-Pontevedra E.A. · O Grove E.A.-Portonovo-Pontevedra E.A. · SX: Circular Sanxenxo-Villalonga-Lanzada-Sanxenxo · SX: Circular Dorrón (centro cultural)-Sanxenxo-Portonovo-Lanzada-Sanxenxo · SX: Circular Sanxenxo-Portonovo-Lanzada-Sanxenxo · O Grove E.A.-Aeroporto Peinador-CUVI

Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.