La O Roncudo tip It is one of the emblematic corners with the greatest history of the Death Coast en Galicia.
Even on a day with calm waters, like those there were when I had the opportunity to visit this corner, the O Roncudo tip gives you the feeling that the fame of the wild sea that this has earned coastal area of Galicia It has all the sense of the world.
This disturbing sensation is undoubtedly incited by the presence of three white stone crosses that are arranged on the rocks that surround the Roncudo Lighthouse, in the council de Get started.
Located in the northern part of the exit of the Corme estuary, formed by the Anllons River, and where you can enjoy the beautiful dune landscapes that you find in the Caminos do Mar hiking route, is an area where there have always been many shipwrecks.
But it is also an area in which barnacles play a major role. In fact, those of Snoring They have the reputation of being the best barnacles in Galicia. You can see them walking among the rocks that continually suffer the blows of the strong waves.
Visit Punta O Roncudo
In the visit to O Roncudo point, which is located a kilometer and a half from the town of Corm, I had the opportunity to listen to the stories of shipwrecks and barnacles told by quite a character, Suso List.
Percebeiro until recently, and now an actor in television series, explains to us that the crosses that you can see in various points of this area of Death Coast They are in tribute to fishermen whose bodies never appeared. Their widows or descendants continue to care for them.
It is estimated that in recent years more than 150 fishermen have died, although in recent times there have hardly been any deaths.
Suso He tells us that in the Death Coast There is a very special treatment with death. As a curiosity, on the Day of the Dead, people in the area spend the night in the cemeteries.
Another expression of what they meant the shipwrecks Until just a few decades ago, when it was known that a merchant ship had been shipwrecked, all the people on the coast went to look for the products it was transporting, and that in the case of food, this piracy allowed the population of Death Coast subsist for a period of time.
As Suso explains to us, the reason why the best barnacle in Galicia It is due to the combination between their special substrate and the light, favored by the waves that continuously cover and reveal the barnacles.
The barnacle stories They are also stories of illegal fishing. The barnacle is worked fallow, and must be periodically allowed to regenerate, which means not fishing in certain areas of rocks. But this does not always happen like this.
On the other hand, being a barnacle is a risky profession. In the past, many barnacles have died swallowed by the waves, in many cases for having gone fishing alone.
Nowadays, barnacles are collected much more safely, since they go in groups, in which there are more and more women. In addition, barnacles now also wear wetsuits.
Of the peculiar characteristics of this fishing activity, the fact is that only since the end of the 90s have barnacles begun to contribute as self-employed workers in the Social security.
El O Roncudo Lighthouse, in Corme, is undoubtedly a essential visit in Costa da Morte. And better on a day with big waves.
The story is beautiful. If you have the possibility of taking the Lighthouse Route, a visit to the Vilán Lighthouse is very interesting, which stands out for its architecture and the tragedy of the Serpent before its commissioning. It is also worth visiting to see the Santuario da Barca and the Cape and the Finisterre Lighthouse.