The regional government has approved the reorganisation of these territories, which will increase from 14 to 26.
Galicia now has a new map of geodestinations. A decade after the approval of the first delimitation of these geographical areas, the regional government has just approved a new division, which aims to deepen the value of these areas “as poles of tourism development at the local level and as coordinating and executing agents of a holistic destination management for the entire territory they cover”. The new map represents a substantial modification of the previous one, as it incorporates 12 more destinations, which means that the total number of destinations has almost doubled from 14 to 26.
The Xunta explains that the map was drawn up by the Galicia Tourism Agency in collaboration with the municipalities and that it has defined “geographical areas or spaces that share a territorial homogeneity based on their natural, heritage and cultural tourist resources, with the capacity to generate tourist flows and which, together with their population, make up a differentiated and unique tourist identity that is in continuous evolution”.
They also point out that the map in force so far has allowed a leap in quality tourism experiences, specialized and quality contributing to enrich the uniqueness and differentiation of Galicia as a multidestination.
The 26 tourist geodestinations of the new map are configured as follows:
Ares, Cabanas, A Capela, Cariño, Cedeira, Cerdido, Fene, Ferrol, Mañón, Moeche, Monfero, Mugardos, Narón, Neda, Ortigueira, Pontedeume, As Pontes de García Rodríguez, San Sadurniño, As Somozas, Valdoviño and Vilarmaior.
Abegondo, Aranga, Arteixo, Bergondo, Betanzos, Cambre, Carral, Coirós, Culleredo, Curtis, Irixoa, Miño, Oleiros, Oza-Cesuras, Paderne, Sada and Sobrado dos Monxes.
Cabana de Bergantiños, Camariñas, Carballo, Carnota, Cee, Corcubión, Coristanco, Dumbría, Fisterra, A Laracha, Laxe, Malpica de Bergantiños, Mazaricos, Muxía, Ponteceso, Vimianzo and Zas.
Ames, A Baña, Boqueixón, Brión, Negreira, Padrón, Rois, Santa Comba, Teo, Val do Dubra and Vedra.
Cerceda, Frades, Mesía, Ordes, Oroso, Tordoia and Trazo.
Arzúa, Boimorto, Melide, O Pino, Santiso, Toques, Touro and Vilasantar.
Lousame, Muros, Noia, Outes and Porto do Son
Boiro, Dodro, A Pobra do Caramiñal, Rianxo and Ribeira
Alfoz, Barreiros, Burela, Cervo, Foz, Lourenzá, Mondoñedo, Ourol, A Pontenova, Ribadeo, Riotorto, Trabada, O Valadouro, O Vicedo, Viveiro and Xove.
Abadín, Begonte, Castro de Rei, Cospeito, Guitiriz, Muras, A Pastoriza, Vilalba and Xermade.
Antas de Ulla, Castroverde, O Corgo, Friol, Guntín, Monterroso, Outeiro de Rei, Palas de Rei, O Páramo and Rábade.
Baleira, Baralla, Becerreá, Cervantes, A Fonsagrada, Láncara, Meira, Navia de Suarna, Negueira de Muñiz, As Nogais, Pedrafita do Cebreiro, Pol, Ribeira de Piquín and Sarria.
Folgoso do Courel, O Incio, Samos and Triacastela.
Bóveda, Carballedo, Castro Caldelas, Chandrexa de Queixa, Chantada, Esgos, Manzaneda, Monforte de Lemos, Montederramo, Nogueira de Ramuín, Pantón, Parada de Sil, Paradela, Pereiro de Aguiar, A Peroxa, A Pobra de Trives, A Pobra do Brollón, Portomarín, Quiroga, Ribas de Sil, San Xoán de Río, O Saviñao, Sober, Taboada, A Teixeira and Xunqueira de Espadanedo
Amoeiro, A Arnoia, Avión, Beade, Beariz, Boborás, Carballeda de Avia, O Carballiño, Castrelo de Miño, Cenlle, Coles, Cortegada, O Irixo, Leiro, Maside, Melón, Piñor, Pontedeva, Punxín, Ribadavia, San Amaro, San Cristovo de Cea, Toén and Vilamarín.
Bande, Barbadás, A Bola, Cartelle, Celanova, Entrimo, Gomesende, Lobeira, Lobios, A Merca, Muíños, Padrenda, Quintela de Leirado, Ramirás and Verea.
Allariz, Baños de Molgas, Maceda, Paderne de Allariz, San Cibrao das Viñas, Taboadela, Vilar de Barrio, Vilar de Santos and Xunqueira de Ambía.
Baltar, Os Blancos, Calvos de Randín, Porqueira, Rairiz de Veiga, Sandiás, Sarreaus, Trasmiras and Xinzo de Limia.
Castrelo do Val, Cualedro, A Gudiña, Laza, A Mezquita, Monterrei, Oímbra, Riós, Verín, Viana do Bolo, Vilardevós and Vilariño de Conso.
O Barco de Valdeorras, O Bolo, Carballeda de Valdeorras, Larouco, Petín, Rubiá, A Rúa, A Veiga and Vilamartín de Valdeorras.
Cambados, O Grove, A Illa de Arousa, Meaño, Meis, Ribadumia, Sanxenxo and Vilagarcía de Arousa.
Catoira, Pontecesures, Valga and Vilanova de Arousa.
Barro, Bueu, Caldas de Reis, Campo Lameiro, Cangas, Cerdedo-Cotobade, Cuntis, A Lama, Marín, Moaña, Moraña, Poio, Ponte Caldelas, Pontevedra, Portas and Vilaboa.
Baiona, Fornelos de Montes, Gondomar, A Guarda, Mos, Nigrán, Oia, Pazos de Borbén, O Porriño, Redondela, O Rosal, Soutomaior, Tomiño and Tui.
Arbo, A Cañiza, Covelo, Crecente, Mondariz, Mondariz-Balneario, As Neves, Ponteareas, Salceda de Caselas and Salvaterra do Miño.
Agolada, Dozón, A Estrada, Forcarei, Lalín, Rodeiro, Silleda and Vila de Cruces.