To get an extensive survey of Arousa bay and Vilagarcía municipality, it is advisable to visit the viewpoint at the mount Meda (646 metres). Situated in the limit of Vilagarcía with the neighbouring councils of Catoira and Caldas, it is easily recognised, because in its top there are some TV masts. From this height you can contemplate the river Ulla in its final stretch and even the West Towers -remains of constructions made to defend the population from the Norman invasions-, which are in the municipality of Catoira and serve as a setting for the famous Romería Vikinga (Viking Festival). You will also see most of the Arousa Bay, with Sálvora Island in its mouth, as well as O Ullán and O Salnés valleys.

From here, it is possible to arrive, on foot, to the near viewpoint at the mount Xiabre, within the municipality of Vilagarcía. The height of this hill allows us to gaze at a great extension of the Arousa bay, with its perfectly lined up wooden bateas (frameworks for the breeding of mussels) and, at the bottom of the mountain, Vilagarcía, with its urban centre and its scattered village settlement. Besides, visitors can enjoy themselves in the wide recreational area of Fontefría, with tables, spits, etc. Both Meda and Xiabre viewpoints have access trough Calle San José, very near the Avenida Rosalía de Castro, which connects Vilagarcía and Carril, or else trough the direct access to the motorway, in O Pousadoiro.

One of the most beautiful views of Vilagarcía and its bay is the one that presents Carril viewpoint. From this place you can contemplate the estuary of the river Ulla with the island of Cortegada, of lush vegetation, in the foreground, and in the background, the north shore of the bay and the Barbanza hills. This is a perfect place to see the sunset, when the horizon is coloured in reds, oranges and yellow shades. You can get to this viewpoint trough the street that starts from Santiago Apóstol church, in Carril.

To see Vilagarcía from the opposite side, it is necessary to approach Mount Lobeira viewpoint, placed in front of the aforementioned and whose top belongs to the neighbouring council of Vilanova. To arrive to this viewpoint, it is necessary to follow the road to Pontearnelas: halfway there is a diversion indicated with a road sign. At the end of this diversion, you have to leave the car in a car park that has vigilance during Easter and summer, and then, to climb a rustic flight of steps -of about 200 stairs- that takes to the summit of the mountain. The viewpoint is built over the remains of an old pre-roman settlement and later castle, the scene of the disputes between the queen Doña Urraca and the archbishop Gelmírez. At the end of 19th century it was raised a cross in this place; this memorial pay tribute to the victims of the sea and particularly the crew that died in the shipwreck of the “Serpent”, the ship of the British Navy, in 1896. From this point you can see the mouth of the Ulla River, the Arousa Bay and most of O Salnés valley; on the clear days, it is even possible to see, in the distance, the rocky profile of Ons and Onza islands, in the Pontevedra bay.