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Ourense: The Thermal City of Inland Galicia
Most visitors to Galicia head straight for the coast or for Santiago de Compostela, which means Ourense often gets skipped entirely. That’s a shame, because Ourense is one of the few cities in Europe where hot mineral water still rises…
Monasteries of the Ribeira Sacra
The name Ribeira Sacra means “sacred riverbank,” and once you’ve driven along the Sil or Miño canyons for a while, the name stops feeling like marketing. Monks and hermits settled in these hills between the 9th and 13th centuries, often…
Fervenza de Fondós: The View You Won’t See From It
We almost drove past Fervenza de Fondós the first time, and in a way that is the whole point of the place. It sits tucked into the parish of Erbedeiro, in the municipality of Carballedo, in the Chantada area of…
Camino Pozas de Melón and the Tourón Waterfall
Melón is a small municipality in the province of Ourense, along the river Cerves. We went there for one reason, to walk the trail that follows the river to the Pozas de Melón and on to the Fervenza de Tourón,…
Alto do Coto: Hiking Routes and How to Get There
The viewpoint of Alto do Coto sits on top of the Serra das Penas, in the municipality of Bóveda, on the northern edge of the Ribeira Sacra in Lugo province. At 650 metres, it is one of the higher points…
