The coast of Moaña has several beaches and the area combines tourism with traditional seafood production.

Moaña has developed a significant cultural life with the highlights of this being the Interceltic Festival of Morrazo, the Week of Carnival and numerous other local feasts.

Social movements were relevant in Moaña in the first half of the 20th century where the presence of the CNT (National Confederation of Labour) was significant.

In fact, the current local pub/bar for retired people was the head office of this syndicate in Moaña during the Second Spanish Republic.

In the parishes of Domaio, O Carme, Meira and Tiran are also found flint tools and the remains of settlements dating from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages.

Elements of the Beaker culture outside funeral environments were documented for the first time in Galicia in the area of A Fontela (Domaio).

Tools and weapons of copper and bronze were found in Meira, Domaio and Tiran, where some relevant petroglyphs can be visited.

In the Middle Ages, Moaña was under the jurisdiction of the bishop of Iria Flavia and Santiago de Compostela.

The arrival of entrepreneurs from Catalonia in the 17th century established the fish canning industry, generating a population and economic growth quite remarkable.