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The “furnas”-sea caves
Furnas is the name for sea caves which appears as a result of the erosion of a cliff in certain places which are eroded faster than the nearby...
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The beaches and dunes. Rodas Sandy area and he dune systems of Rodas and Muxieiro-Figueiras
The beaches are areas where sand is brought by the coordinated action of the waves and tides where marine and coastal flows are weaker as well as...
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The history of Cíes from the Modern Age to the Present times
Carabineers controlling smuggling. In 1927 a cemetery is built to bury people. There were taverns with first need products and some accomodation...
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The history of Cíes from the Modern History to the Contemporary Times
First, the were called Baiona islands, in 1840 they start belonging to Vigo. From the convent of the lighthouse island there are blocks of stones,...
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Different strips in the dune systems
In the first strip there is beach vegetation where species linked to the sea and affected by the tides are. These are the European searocket, the...
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The history of Cíes from the Prehistory to the Modern Age
From the prehistory, in the Paleolithic and Neolithic we have record (hand axes, “hand navicular mills”) that prove the human presence in the...
1.03 km from this iBeaken
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The dune systems
They are places where very strong conditions for the growing of plants. Habitats which must fight extreme conditions such as sunstrokes, droughts...
1.03 km from this iBeaken
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A unique ecosystem in the group of beaches-dunes-lagoon of Cíes
Cíes acts as a natural barrier reducing the swell, building a shelter in the east and creating a unique, sedimentary environment (barrier...
1.54 km from this iBeaken
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The aquatic and sea birds of this unique setting
We can see migratory, summer and winter sedentary birds on the childrens lake, on the sea shores, in the intertidal pools, on the beaches, on the...
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The afforestation of Cíes islands changed some ecosystems and the landscape
From the beginning of the 20th century there was a great interest in the supposed need to plant trees in Cíes (with an aesthetic and forestal...
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