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View of BurelaFernando Losada Rodríguez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Burela

Coastal town

Burela is a municipality in the Galician province of Lugo. It is in the comarca of A Mariña Central. Burela is a coastal town on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea. An extension area of 8.2 square kilometers was created in 1994, following the segregation of the municipality of Cervo. Its fishing port is one of the most important of the Galician coast and has a large fleet of ships. Its economy is based mainly on fishing, in particular, albacore ("bonito del norte") and hake are delivered daily to the rest of Spain. As a result, a canning industry has developed.

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Due to the high demand for personnel to work at sea, Burela is a multicultural town which has many residents from Cape Verde and has recently had an influx of immigrants from Peru, Indonesia, and other places. The population grew considerably in the latter part of the twentieth century.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Burela
Province
Lugo
Autonomous community
Galicia
Population (INE 2025)
9,630
Altitude
63 m
Area (IGN)
7.2 km²
Postcode
27880
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What to see

  1. 1Castro de Burela
  2. 2Barco Museo Boniteiro "Reina del Carmen"
  3. 3Castro de Chao de Castro
  4. 4Hipocausto Romano
  5. 5Iglesia de Santa María de Burela
  6. 6Igrexa de Santa María de Vila do Medio
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What to do

  1. 1Praia da Limosa
  2. 2Praia de Ril
  3. 3MTB: Mtb Camino natural de la Ruta del Cantábrico
  4. 4Cycling route: Camino natural de la Ruta del Cantábrico
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Photo gallery

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  • Fernando Losada Rodríguez · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Fernando Losada Rodríguez · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • O´Manin · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • 14 places to stayIllustrative photo · Unsplash

    Accommodation

    14 places to stay in Burela

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  • 22 restaurantsIllustrative photo · José Antonio Gil Martínez · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    22 restaurants in Burela

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  • 4 experiencesIllustrative photo · Mario Freedom Sánche… · CC BY 3.0

    Experiences

    4 experiences in Burela

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Useful information

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Town council

    • Phone: 982 58 60 00
    • Official website: www.burela.org
    • Email: intervencion@burela.org

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes99 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, ATMs, post office, street market, pool.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Burela Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Burela

14 registered places to stay

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