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26-538: Not to be confused with San Marino (disambiguation) . San Martino may refer to: Saint Martin (disambiguation) , a number of saints Places [ edit ] Italy [ edit ] Towns [ edit ] Adrara San Martino , a comune in Bergamo province, Lombardy Borgo San Martino , a comune in Alessandria province, Piedmont Campo San Martino ,

52-676: A borough of Viterbo, Lazio San Martino al Tagliamento , a comune in Pordenone province, Friuli-Venezia Giulia San Martino Buon Albergo , a comune in Verona province, Veneto San Martino Canavese , a comune in Turin province, Piedmont San Martino d'Agri , a comune in Potenza province, Basilicata San Martino dall'Argine , a comune in Mantua province, Lombardy San Martino del Lago ,

78-543: A calm lagoon of crystal-clear sea ", says the magazine. In 2022, the island was chosen by the New York Times , as one of the 52 Places for a Changed World , due to its efforts "to protect its environment and guard against overtourism ". The scrubland is formed mainly of autochthonous species, like gorse , broom , asparagus , spurge flax ( Thymelaea ) or rockrose ( Cistaceae ). The woodland has suffered bigger alterations, since most endemic species like

104-595: A church in Siena San Martino, Venice , a church near the Arsenale in Venice People [ edit ] Ettore Perrone di San Martino (1789-1849), Italian politician and military leader Gustavo Ponza di San Martino (1810-1876), Italian politician Coriolano Ponza di San Martino (1842-1926) Italian Minister of War Master of San Martino alla Palma , Florentine painter active during

130-678: A comune in Bergamo province, Lombardy Other places in Italy [ edit ] Monte San Martino (Lecco) , a mountain of Lombardy, in the Bergamo Alps San Martino di Castrozza , a ski resort in Trento province, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol France [ edit ] San-Martino-di-Lota ,a commune in the Haute-Corse department on the island of Corsica Spain [ edit ] San Martiño , an island off

156-879: A comune in Cremona province, Lombardy San Martino di Finita , a comune in Cosenza province, Calabria San Martino di Lupari , a comune in Padua province, Veneto San Martino di Taurianova , a frazione of the comune of Taurianova, in Reggio Calabria San Martino di Venezze , a comune in Rovigo province, Veneto San Martino in Pensilis , a comune in Campobasso province, Molise San Martino in Rio ,

182-665: A comune in Padua province, Veneto Cazzago San Martino , a comune in Brescia province, Lombardy Fara San Martino , a comune in Chieti province, Abruzzo Monte San Martino , a comune in Macerata province, Marche San Martino Agelli , a village in Sant'Anatolia di Narco, Perugia province, Umbria San Martino Alfieri , a comune in Asti province, Piedmont San Martino al Cimino ,

208-747: A comune in Reggio Emilia province, Emilia-Romagna San Martino in Strada , a comune in Lodi province, Lombardy San Martino Sannita , a comune in Benevento province, Campania San Martino Siccomario , a comune in Pavia province, Lombardy San Martino sulla Marrucina , a comune in Chieti province, Abruzzo San Martino Valle Caudina , a comune in Avellino province, Campania Vigano San Martino ,

234-560: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Church building disambiguation pages San Marino (disambiguation) The Republic of San Marino is a European country completely surrounded by Italy. San Marino may also refer to: San Marti%C3%B1o (C%C3%ADes Islands) The Cíes consist of three islands, Monteagudo ("Sharp Mount" or North Island), do Faro ("Lighthouse Island", or Illa do Medio, "Middle Island") and San Martiño ("Saint Martin" or South Island). Monteagudo

260-411: Is measured as a 100-meter-wide strip from the shore in low tide . Since 1992, underwater fishing is forbidden in the islands. National Parks are nature areas nearly untransformed by human activity that, based on their landscape , geological or ecosystems possess aesthetic , ecologic , educative or scientific values worth of special protection. Therefore, the activities that alter or endanger

286-470: Is mountainous with rough, nearly vertical cliffs of more than 100 m (328 ft) on the western side, and numerous caves ( furnas ) formed by erosion from the sea and the wind. The eastern side is less steep, covered by woods and bushes and protected from the Atlantic winds, allowing the formation of beaches and dunes . Atlantic squalls pass over the islands, unloading as they collide with

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312-646: Is separated from the Morrazo peninsula by the North Canal while San Martiño is separated from the coast of Santoulo cape (mount Ferro) by the Freu da Porta Strait . The Do Faro island is linked to the North island by an accumulation of sand 1,200 m (3,937 ft) long known as Rodas beach , in the eastern side of the island. During high tide the sea flows between the islands in the western side and, blocked by

338-562: The Faro do Peito (San Martiño), there are ornithological observatories. The waters around the islands are rich in biodiversity, attracting whales, dolphins, and sharks including blue sharks and basking sharks . The underwater area surrounding the Cíes forms one of the richest ecosystems on the Galician coast. The most remarkable thing is an important forest of brown algae. The perimeter of

364-438: The common fig or the pyrenaean oak ( Quercus pyrenaica ) are now reduced to symbolic representation by the reforestation of nearly one fourth of the surface with pine trees and eucalyptus . On the other hand, the strong winds with a high content in salt act as barrier in the development of the trees. Some rare and representative coastal species do grow in the dunes, beaches and cliffs under very extreme climatic conditions, as

390-576: The beach it fills the lagoon between the sandy area and the rocks. The highest peak is the Alto das Cíes (197 m (646 ft)) in Monteagudo. The islands formed by the end of the Tertiary , when some parts of the coast sank, creating the rías ("estuaries"). All three islands are the peaks of the coastal mountains now partially under the sea and are formed mainly of granitic rock. The land

416-704: The central Government. The Spanish Congress of Deputies signed a definite agreement in June 2002, creating the National Land-Marine Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia, formed by a number of archipelagos , islands and cays , namely the Cíes, Ons , Sálvora , Noro  [ es ] , Vionta, Cortegada Island and the Malveiras  [ es ] . The marine part of the Park

442-546: The coast. Therefore, the Cíes receive more or less half the quantity of rain as the rest of the Rías Baixas . Due to the high natural value of this area and to the deterioration it was suffering by human activity, it was declared a Nature Reserve in 1980. The level of legal protection varied until November 21, 2000, when the Galician Parliament unanimously agreed to apply for the status of National Park to

468-438: The dominant species in Cíes. A census in 1960 counted 400 pairs of Iberian guillemots ( Uria aalge albionis ), a species now almost extinct on the islands. Other species include birds of prey, pigeons, petrels , pelicans, doves, woodpeckers and other types of bird, which nest in trees and cliffs. Also, there are a variety of birds wintering or resting on their migratory journeys here. In the Alto da Campa (Illa do Faro) and in

494-482: The first third of the 14th century Other [ edit ] Battle of San Martino (1482) , a battle between Venetians and Florentines Battle of Solferino , an 1859 battle also sometimes known as the Battle of San Martino See also [ edit ] St. Martin's (disambiguation) San Martín (disambiguation) Sankt Martin (disambiguation) São Martinho (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

520-485: The islands has different types of environments: the cliffs, exposed to strong waves, are populated by barnacles and mussels. In its underwater part, very rocky, you can find crabs, spider crabs, lobsters and octopuses. On the beaches of the most protected areas there are many bivalve molluscs, as well as turbot, plaice and sole. The rocky but protected areas of the interior of the islands are populated by true forests of anemones and numerous sea urchins. The waters surrounding

546-565: The islands. Visitors are required to take their litter back to the mainland. The Cíes Islands are composed of nine beaches with fine white sand and clear waters. In February 2007 the British newspaper The Guardian chose the beach of Rodas , on the island of Monteagudo , as "the best beach in the world." " Galegos come here to spend long, lazy summer days on the Praia das Rodas, a perfect crescent of soft, pale sand backed by small dunes sheltering

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572-504: The main colonies of the yellow-legged gull . The ZEPAs are protected mainly to avoid pollution and general deterioration of the places used by birds permanently or during their migrations. In summer, boats link Monteagudo with the ports of Vigo, Baiona and Cangas . There is a camping area but permissions have to be reserved at the Vigo port. A supermarket, a visitor center and a restaurant cater for visitors. There are no waste bins on

598-745: The north coast of Spain San Martiño (Cíes Islands) , an island off the west coast of Spain Churches [ edit ] Italy [ edit ] Certosa di San Martino , a charterhouse, or monastery complex in Naples San Martino ai Monti , a basilica church in Rome San Martino del Vescovo , a parish church in central Florence San Martino, Riccione , a church in Riccione, province of Rimini San Martino (Siena) ,

624-510: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title San Martino . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Martino&oldid=1215142517 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

650-469: The sea pink ( Armeria pungens ; in galician herba de namorar or "love plant"), locally endangered, and an important number of camariñas (galician common name for Corema album ), an endemic species from the Iberian Peninsula western coast. Typically marshland flora (like rushes ) grow in the area of the lagoon. There is a large colony of seagulls, about 22,000 pairs, and they are

676-613: The stability of the ecosystem are forbidden. Some traditional activities (like traditional fishing) are allowed as long as they are compatible with the environment and the preservation of natural resources. Since 1988, the Islands have a status of ZEPA ( Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves , Spanish for Special Protection Area for Birds), and they are included in the Natura 2000 network, which develops European Union Directives in relation to habitats and birds . It contains one of

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