At the end of Traba beach, take the path which heads along the rocky shore. It is just over 3km to reach Camelle.
It’s an interesting section of coast where the rocks have been sculpted into weird and wonderful shapes by the action of the wind and waves.
Signed with green waymarks, the route heads through the splendid rock formations to reach the headland of Punta Corbeiro. Then it’s on to the Coído de Sabadelle, which is a beach of large stones.
The track reaches a surfaced lane which comes out at the promenade that goes round the beach to enter the small port town of Camelle.
At the beach you can see people hunting for shellfish; grey herons are also on the look out for a meal.
There are various restaurants along the front in the town. Options for eating are limited in Arou so it is a good opportunity to indulge in the fruits of the sea.
I opted for the Miña Nai, which has a covered terrace (handy as it has started to rain).
There is a varied menu (carta) and, in keeping with the surroundings, I chose the cuttlefish; I have to admit that I am not a huge fan, but this was as good as it gets, with a garlic (alioli) sauce and plenty of lemon for squeezing.
The meal was washed down with Albariño white wine, which made it even more pleasurable.
From the restaurants, the route continues along the port area to the ‘Man’ exhibits near the sea wall; this is where a German traveller called Manfred Gnädinger started to create his art work at the beginning of the 1970s.
Decsribed as a hermit and sculptor, wearing just a loincloth he lived on site and worked close to the seawall, where his legacy can still be seen.
Tragically he died soon after the Prestige oil slick covered the coastline with black sludge in 2002.
From the Man sculptures, our route bears left to go along the coast. Arou is just under 2km away; the path heads along the verdant coastline to reach a road which takes us to village of Arou.
Walk around the small beach and then into the colourful collection of houses on the hill.
I stayed at Apartamentos Maria de Lucia. They can be contacted by phone on 687074950 (Paula) and 619439736 (Iván), or via booking.com where there are also other options in the village.
The O Colmado d’Arou on Rúa Abaixo does meals, drinks and has a small shop; it’s a handy place.
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