Laxe

Laxe is a beautiful fishing village located in the Ria de Corme and Laxe. Its inlet makes its port and urban beach very sheltered. The town centre is very pleasant to walk around, with a medieval layout and typical fishermen's houses.

Its toponym means, in Galician, stone of great dimension and smooth surface. As it happens in other fishing villages of the Costa da Morte, it has a watchtower or old high place of vigilance, where the Church of Santa Maria rises. It is a town of great tourist attraction in high season.

Museum of the Sea

This museum represents the living history of the town and the people of Laxe. Its collections, which include models of the coast and traditional boats, historical documents, and maritime objects, offer a synthesis of the town's deep-rooted relationship with the sea.

Church of Santa María de la Atalaya

Built in a seafaring Gothic style in the 15th century, though dating back to the 13th, it stands on the watchtower of Laxe, a high point for land and sea surveillance. Notably, its tower once housed cannons for the defense of the square. Inside, the stone Romanesque altarpiece, showing the transition to Gothic, is well worth seeing.

Chapel of Santa Rosa de Lima

Built in 1941 on a site considered sacred since 1676, as evidenced by the Navigator's Cross still standing nearby. From its position at the top, you can enjoy a wonderful panoramic view of Laxe.

Shipwreck Festival

In mid-August, visitors can attend this traditional festival linked to the town's seafaring culture, where locals and sailors pay homage to the Virgen del Carmen, the patron saint of the historic guild. A shipwreck is simulated, and sailors swim to the port, where they proceed on their knees to thank the Virgin for her protection.

Los Cristales Beach

This beach is actually a cove where, over time, the sea washed up bottle glass of various colors from a nearby former landfill. Nature transformed this waste into a deposit of perfectly polished, multicolored crystals. For conservation reasons, collecting these crystals is strictly forbidden.

Archaeological heritage

As with the rest of Costa da Morte, there are many prehistoric and pre-Roman castrexa cultural sites. Highlights include the Petroglyphs of Pedra Xestosa, the dolmens of Fornela dos Mouros and Forno de Vales, and the Castro de Castelo.

Lighthouse of Laxe

A simple construction from 1920 that in 1995 was converted from a beacon to a lighthouse. It stands about 11 meters high with a light that reaches 22 nautical miles. Its design is very similar to other local lighthouses, such as those in Roncudo or Muxía.