Cíes Islands
The Cíes Islands are an archipelago off the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain, in the mouth of the Ria de Vigo. They were declared a Nature Reserve in 1980 and are included in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park created in 2002.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: protected archipelago located in Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
- Also known as: “Cies Islands” and “Islas de Bayona”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte del Faro (Islas Cíes) and Illas Cíes pier.
Monte del Faro (Islas Cíes)
Lighthouse
Photo: Banjo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monte del Faro (Islas Cíes) is a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nerga and Canido.
Nerga
Hamlet
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nerga is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northeast of Cíes Islands.
Canido
Hamlet
Photo: Alberto Pérez, CC BY 2.0.
Canido is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Cíes Islands.
Cíes Islands
- Categories: island group, national park, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, protected area, ES96 Natura 2000, and landform
- Location: Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Cíes Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Cíes Islands” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cíes uharteak”
- Catalan: “Illes Cíes”
- Cebuano: “Islas Cíes”
- Chinese: “谢斯群岛”
- Czech: “Cíes”
- Czech: “Ostrovy Cíes”
- Dutch: “Cíes Islands”
- Dutch: “Cíes-eilanden”
- Esperanto: “Insuloj Cies”
- Esperanto: “Insuloj Cíes”
- French: “Iles Cies”
- French: “îles Cies”
- French: “Îles Cies”
- Galician: “Cíes”
- Galician: “Illas Cíes”
- German: “Illas Cíes”
- German: “Islas Cíes”
- Greek: “Νήσοι Θίες”
- Greek: “Νήσοι Σίες”
- Italian: “Illas Cíes”
- Italian: “Isole Ciés”
- Italian: “Isole Cíes”
- Japanese: “シエス諸島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ciesøyane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cíesøyane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Islas Cíes”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Illas Cíes”
- Persian: “جزایر سییس”
- Polish: “Archipelag Cíes”
- Polish: “Illas Cíes”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas cíes”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Cíes”
- Romanian: “Insulele Cíes”
- Russian: “Сиес”
- Spanish: “Archipielago de Cies”
- Spanish: “Archipielago de Cíes”
- Spanish: “Archipiélago de Cies”
- Spanish: “Archipiélago de Cíes”
- Spanish: “Cies”
- Spanish: “Illas Cies”
- Spanish: “Illas Cíes”
- Spanish: “Islas Cies”
- Spanish: “Islas Cíes”
- Swedish: “Islas Cíes”
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