To Mariña it is the name that occurs him to the zone located in the north of the province of Lugo, in Galicia. The concellos (City councils) that integrate it are located between the coastal strip bathed by the Bay of Biscay that are towards the north, and by the mountain ranges of the Xistral, Lourenzá and Pousadoiro, which they limit the south. By the east it limits with Asturias, separated by the Eo river and by the west it limits with the province of A Corunna, separated by the Sor river.
It has a surface of 1,660 Km2, and one population of more than 80,000 inhabitants. The concellos that conform it are the following ones. Limiting the sea they are, of this a the west, Ribadeo, Barreiros, Foz, Burela, Cervo, Xove, Viveiro and Or Vicedo. In the inner strip they are the concellos of Joined, To Pontenova, Riotorto, Lourenzá, Mondoñedo, Alfoz, Or Valadouro and Ourol.

Location of A Mariña
Á these earth we will be able to accede from Lugo by the following highways. N-640, that will take to Ribadeo; by the N-634, that happens through Mondoñedo and connects with the N-642, also we will be able to arrive from Vilalba by the C-640 to Viveiro. Also the Bridge of the Saints can be come from Asturias crossing, by continuous whom the N-634. or from A Corunna by the coastal highway C-642. In train we will be able to connect from Gijón or Oviedo by the narrow-gauge railway that arrives until Ferrol. By the sea we will be able to disembark in the ports of Ribadeo, Foz, Burela, San Cibrao, Celeiro and Or Vicedo. Near the airport máis is in Santiago de Compostela, although in Vilaframil, Ribadeo, a runway for private flights exists. The attractiveness of A Mariña is based on their diversity, its natural beauty and multiple the tourist supplies for all the year. To Mariña it has interest by his historical patrimony, that already has its origins in prehistory.
We will be able to find dólmenes, castros, jewels and rest give to culture of the castros celtas, also numerous monuments of the medieval time and also more recent vestiges. They honor populations with an important historical interest like Mondoñedo, Ribadeo, Lourenzá, Alfoz, Sargadelos and Viveiro. To Mariña it has interest by his geography. In its coasts we will find sand beaches fine equipped with multiple services, that them make deserving of numerous blue flags of the UE, solitary coves, ends, promontories, islands, lights, peninsulas, cliffs, fishing, industrial and sport ports. In this coastal coast they are possible to be practiced all type of fishing (submarine, of cane and boat), as well as multiple nautical sports throughout the year. In the interior we will be able to enjoy the beauty of the forests native species, of the channels of the numerous rivers, routes of senderismo, the study of a very diverse flora and fauna.
To Mariña it has interest by his gastronomy, that is based on the fish and seafood of the Cantabrian (lobster, percebes, oxen, longueiróns, centollos, clams, coquinas, shrimps, sprocket wheels, nécoras, etc.); in the meats of the interior (calf, lacón with grelos, empanadas, etc.), and in typical desserts, like cakes of Mondoñedo, the pies of the convents of Valdeflores in Viveiro or Santa Clara in Ribadeo, filloas, orellas, and requesón To Mariña it has interest by his celebrations, by the tourist activities, their landscape and its history, its people and the traditions, by his modernity... better to know it.