The mountain of A Curota (596 metres) is located at the southern end of the O Barbanza range, a granite formation that forms the backbone of the peninsula, separating the Muros and Noia estuary (to the north west) from the Arousa estuary (to the south east).

There are a number of lookout points on A Curota, such as O Alto de Lagoa, known as the site of a statue of the famous writer Ramón María del Valle-Inclán, the communications masts at A Curota, and this spot, A Curotiña, half way between the two, known generically as the Mirador de A Curota.

From here, there is a sweeping view of the Rías Baixas estuaries, and notably of the mussel beds in the rich waters of the Arousa estuary, scattered between the islands and islets along the coast.