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Riazor Beach
Riazor is a centrally located and very busy urban beach. It is an open, windy beach with moderate waves. Its distinctive shell shape is outlined by the city's seaside promenade. Riazor is a great beach for surfing and all kinds of beach sports.
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- Length: 570 m
- Coarse sand
- Blue flag
- Central and crowded beach
- Toilets
- Showers
- Security, lifeguards, rescue and first aid
- Access for the disabled
- Bus lines: 3, 3A and 7
- Car park
- Animals are not allowed
- ISO 14001
Picasso and Riazor Beach
Next to the park of Santa Margarita, they used to play-fight with stones. On the beaches of Riazor and Orzán, they entertained themselves dodging the waves.
These were the settings of the childhood games Picasso played with his friends Constantino Sardina Muíños and Antonio Pardo Reguera.
Riazor beach was also where the young Picasso first discovered female nudity, peeping through the keyhole of a bathing hut.
Recommendations
Before getting in the water, check the depth and do not dive headfirst into shallow areas.
