Sea glass / Galicia, A Coruña

Sea glass: Praia dos Cristais (Laxe)

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Where to look

The cove is on the Camiño dos Faros trail. Look at the glass at low water, when the whole beach is exposed.

What you can find

green, brown, white, blue

Best wind: N, NE, NW

Rules

Look only: signs on the beach ask visitors not to take the glass, and the town council has promised more patrols. Currents are strong and the beach is not suitable for swimming.

About the beach

Praia dos Cristais in Laxe is a cove below the cemetery on the Costa da Morte. Residents dumped bottles here for years, and the waves turned them into coloured sea glass.

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