Barca

Barca is a small locality in the municipality of Negreira, in the province of A Coruña, Galicia. The name means flat-bottomed ferry boat, indicating that a river crossing by barca operated here on the Tambre before or alongside the bridge at Ponte Maceira. Ferry crossings named Barca are found at river points throughout Galicia and Portugal where the current or seasonal flooding made bridge construction difficult.

The locality sits just downstream of Ponte Maceira, in the wooded Tambre river corridor. For pilgrims on the Fisterra and Muxía routes, Barca is effectively part of the same river-crossing stage as Ponte Maceira, with both settlements marking the historic importance of this Tambre ford.