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Praia dos Cristais

Tiny Spanish beach covered in sea glass.

Laxe, Spain

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Although small, the beach in this tiny cove is made not from sand but of beach glass, so what is lacks in size it makes up for in volume. Most of the pieces are shades of green and white, but if you spend some time digging around you may find more rare colors or pieces of tile, ceramic and metals.

Apparently it all comes from when the locals used to use the sea as a dumping ground.

It’s important to note that it’s prohibited to collect the glass.

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66 Lugar Cemiterio
Laxe, 15117
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43.22655, -9.00975
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