A route with spectacular landscapes and heritage. One of the most important settlements of primitive Galicia: a Galician-Roman site (8th century BC), remains of the old fortress and the Hermitage of A Lanzada (10th -12th c.). The scene of legends such as the bath of the 9 waves, the tunnel under the sea that leads to the island of Ons and the submerged city of Lambriaca...
View moreA cobbled path from Aldariz fountain runs between houses of popular architecture. A signpost indicates O Con da Ventureira, a granite outcrop that served as a guide for sailors. On the way back, the trees give way to a thicket, Chan da Gorita, with burial mounds dating back to 4,000 BC. The route descends to the Carballeira de Leirana oak grove. Walking down the path you have beautiful views of the Pontevedra estuary and the Cíes Islands as far as the church of Bordóns...
View moreA group of large stones that form a natural shelter used as a settlement by the first settlers of Sanxenxo. At the top of one of the stones some holes have been carved that were used for cooking food. Legend has it that a very brave man called Manoliño was standing next to Con da Romaíña at midnight with a full moon when a door opened in one of the stones and a woman came out and told him about a treasure. He followed her and, when they reached the place where the riches were located, the woman turned into a snake and pounced on him...
View moreCon da Ventureira, a reference for navigators.
View moreIt combines landscape and heritage, from Areas beach to the Xián Mill in Barreiro. It runs mostly along the Dorrón river, a riverside forest landscape with alder and ash groves and habitat of the white-throated dipper and white wagtail...
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