L.Miguel Bugallo Sánchez · CC BY-SA 3.0Coastal village
A Illa de Arousa (Galician:; unofficial Spanish: Isla de Arosa) is the only island municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. It is located in the heart of the Ria de Arousa. According to 2021 INE the island's population was 4,951 inhabitants. The population is divided into several neighborhoods, and places of interest are the lighthouse's environment, the island of Areoso (close to the Illa de Arousa) and Carreirón Natural Park, which is listed as a special protection zone for heron populations among other birds that inhabit the island. The Holy viewpoint is the highest point on the island.
"San Xulián da Illa de Arousa" is the only parish in this island. Some of its beaches are A Area da Secada, A Lavanqueira, O Vao, Camaxe, Carreirón, Espiñeiro and O Cabodeiro.
A Illa de Arousa has five ports. Xufre is the most important and the other important docks include O Campo, Chazo and Cabodeiro.
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8 places to stay in the village's official tourism register.
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Data from the official tourism register of Galicia. Being registered does not mean they have rooms available.
8 places to stay
8 places to stay
Hotel
42 beds430 m from the centre
Guesthouse
31 beds1.8 km from the centre
Guesthouse
20 beds290 m from the centre
Holiday apartment
24 bedsIn the village centre
Guesthouse
27 beds420 m from the centreNo public contact
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Source: Xunta de Galicia · Rexistro de Empresas e Actividades Turísticas (REAT) (CC BY-SA 4.0); OpenStreetMap (teléfonos y webs que el registro no publica) (ODbL); Overture Maps Foundation (teléfonos y webs que el registro no publica) (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Open data retrieved in October 2026; recent openings and closures may not appear yet.
