Baiona has had many names in its history: Stuciana, Abóriga, Balcagia, and Erizana.
Baiona was the first place in Europe to hear the news about the discovery of America. On March, 1st in 1493 Caravel La Pinta arrived in Baiona commanded by Martín Alonso Pinzón. This caravel was part of first Columbus' voyage to America.
The closest airport is [wiki=a2f4478ac5dd3d0f647615eeefc6fc4f]Vigo[/wiki] airport (30km). Other options are [wiki=0a2cc9fa440e3f211b9bb115957ae8da]Santiago de Compostela[/wiki] (129km) or [wiki=8493f398f200c8dffe60d46439dd3360]Porto[/wiki] in Portugal (160km).
The closest train station is in [wiki=a2f4478ac5dd3d0f647615eeefc6fc4f]Vigo[/wiki]. Then you will need a bus to get Baiona.
There are buses every 30 minutes from [wiki=a2f4478ac5dd3d0f647615eeefc6fc4f]Vigo[/wiki] on weekdays. On Saturdays and Sundays there are buses every hour. The company providing this service is called ATSA and the buses are blue.
AP-57 motorway ends in Baiona. It is connected to AP-9 from [wiki=8836ebffbeb9c1cfed0a41c912329f34]A Coruña[/wiki] and A-52 from [wiki=f8404d73b885beaa10af2fb879340bdb]Ourense[/wiki].
There are six beaches in Baiona:
* Inside Monterreal Castle premises but with free access.
* At the beginning of Monte Boi walk. This is a beach with shells fragments instead of sand.
* At the town entrance coming from [wiki=a2f4478ac5dd3d0f647615eeefc6fc4f]Vigo[/wiki], is the biggest one.
* In the middle of Monte Boi walk, it is the smallest one. Like A Concheira is a shell beach.
* In the entrance of Monterreal Castle.
* At the beginning of another small peninsula with a small chapel on the top.