# Access Authorisation for As Catedrais Beach (Xunta)

Service en Ribadeo and As Catedrais Beach · Ribadeo and As Catedrais Beach

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/services/catedrais-access-permit · Revisado: 2026-11-13

Free · Compulsory at Easter and from 1 July to 30 September · Up to 30 days ahead · Groups of up to 25

The authorisation to go down to the As Catedrais sands is issued by the Xunta de Galicia, free of charge, at ascatedrais.xunta.gal. It is compulsory at Easter and from 1 July to 30 September; the rest of the year access is free. It is requested at most 30 days ahead, for a specific day and in the name of each visitor: one person can request it for a group of up to 25 with everyone's details (under-14s don't need a document). When you choose a date, the website tells you that day's low tides. With the authorisation you can also request a free guided visit. Everything you need to know before going is in the listing for As Catedrais beach at low tide.

## Practical details

- Phone: +34 981 953 541
- Email: informacion-ascatedrais@xunta.gal
- Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–15:00; Sat y Sun closed
- Hours of the information phone line, except public holidays. Online booking is always open
- What they offer: Free authorisation to go down to the sands, Request for a free guided visit, Low-tide table for the chosen day
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://ascatedrais.xunta.gal/
- Coordenadas: 43.553569, -7.159227

## Cerca de aquí

- [Free Geo-walks with a Geologist Around As Catedrais, Rinlo and the Ría](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/things-to-do/free-geology-walks), a 0 m
- [As Catedrais Beach at Low Tide, with the Xunta's Free Authorisation](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/things-to-do/catedrais-beach-low-tide), a 174 m
- [Hotel Mi Norte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/where-to-stay/hotel-mi-norte), a 2.4 km
- [A Cofradía de Rinlo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/where-to-eat/a-cofradia-de-rinlo), a 4.4 km
- [Porto de Rinlo Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/where-to-eat/porto-de-rinlo), a 4.5 km
- [Rinlo and the Beaches Walk to As Catedrais](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/things-to-do/rinlo-beaches-walk), a 4.5 km
- [Surf Lessons at A Rapadoira Beach in Foz and Coto in Barreiros](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/things-to-do/foz-barreiros-surf-lessons), a 8.7 km
- [Illa Pancha Lighthouse](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais/where-to-stay/illa-pancha-lighthouse), a 9.5 km

Destino: [Ribadeo and As Catedrais Beach](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribadeo-and-as-catedrais.md)