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The Guardian - UK
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‘No cars, unspoilt beaches and seabirds rule’: readers’ favourite European island escapes

Deep blue sea, white sand beach on a sunny day
No cars and little else but the Atlantic to lull you to sleep … The Cíes Islands in Galicia, Spain. Photograph: Sergio Azenha/Alamy

Visiting this Spanish archipelago is like winning the lottery

A short ferry ride from Vigo (daily and overnight visitor numbers are capped) took us to the tiny archipelago of the Cíes Islands, a protected cluster of islands where seabirds rule and tiny beaches remain unspoilt. There are no cars on the island and only a few small restaurants dotted about. There is one campsite, with little else but the waves of the Atlantic to lull you to sleep. I felt as if I had won the lottery when we visited and knew this would be an experience not easily matched.
Helen E

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