Drone Shots of the Northern Galician Coast – Rugged Beauty from the Air
In summer 2024 I travelled the rugged coast of northern Galicia with the drone. Between Foz and Muxía the Atlantic reshapes the land with every wave, and from above the rock formations reveal patterns you can’t see from the ground.
Cliffs and coves between Foz and Muxía
Galicia shows itself with steep cliffs and jagged rocks, with pale sandy beaches and hidden coves in between. From the air it seems almost unreal, where the dark rock meets turquoise water glowing in the inlets of the coast.
Good light, a light breeze
The weather played along: clear summer days with a light wind that brought movement to the sea without making flying hard. Early in the morning and in the evening the low sun laid warm light over the rocks and drew long shadows.
Galicia from above
Seeing the coast of northern Galicia from above was an experience: wild nature, mighty rocks and the vastness of the sea. Anyone travelling there with a camera should take their time.
Jagged rock, white surf, deep blue sea – the coast of Galicia from the air.A fishing boat, followed by gulls, on deep blue water.Layered rock and spray: the Atlantic reshapes the land with every wave.A rocky headland emerges from the low cloud.A stone lighthouse in the fog, a rocky stack in the sea beside it.A grassy headland with a chain of small rocky islets in front.Pale rocks and a clear seabed in dark water – from above you can see right to the bottom.A chain of boulders runs through the dark water.A pale rocky stack between dark cliffs.A red kite above the surf – the light wind brings movement to the sea.A long sandy beach with white paths in the green behind it.Lines of waves on the pale beach and, tiny, a red kite.Dark patches of rock in the turquoise water off the beach.White waves wash over the flat sandy beach.A narrow beach, foamy waves and turquoise water.The coast road between a rocky beach and a wooded slope.A road follows the rocky bay, the water glowing turquoise.A pale sandy cove with white surf between the rocks.Road, layered rock and turquoise water – dark stone meets glowing sea.White paths across the rock, the dark blue sea beside them.Three white boats on long lines off the beach.A narrow dark inlet cut into pale rock.An elongated rocky islet washed by spray.Layered slabs of rock in crystal-clear water.A steep rock edge above turquoise water.A motorboat draws a long wake behind it.A rocky point, green fields and a bend in the road.A dark line runs across the sandbank in the shallows.Three dark stripes in the pale shallows – patterns you only see from above.A dark line and a patch of shadow on the sandbank.A wooded point with a path, shallow water all around.A curving white beach in clear water.Layered rock and tyre tracks by the dark water.Ribs of rock and small islets in dark water.A white sailing boat alone on the deep blue sea.Rectangular rafts of a mussel farm – the bateas of Galicia from above.
