Plan your stay

Every stay tells a different story. Some days are for deep work, others for a forest trail, a traditional kitchen or the road to the Cantabrian coast. Roxoseco is your base for discovering one of Spain's most authentic regions—a place that is still lived, not simply visited. Here, centuries of history, rich cultural traditions and extraordinary natural landscapes come together.

A FEW GOOD WAYS TO BEGIN

Cofradía de Pescadores

Restaurant run by one of the area's oldest fishermen's guilds, famous for its lobster rice.

Type:

Restaurant

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

33 km

Rinlo

Historic fishing village with Spain's first natural lobster ponds and cliffside marinera houses.

Type:

Nearby Town

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

33 km

The Wind Trail

A 11 km loop trail to a panoramic viewpoint beside a wind farm and an old slate quarry (PR-G 83).

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

7 km

Faba de Lourenzá Farm

Visit the Faba de Lourenzá farm, guided tour and tasting included.

Type:

Guided Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

20 km

Faro de Burela Cannery

Artisanal cannery in Burela preserving bonito del norte in olive oil using a traditional, small-scale process. Around 40 km from Roxoseco · seasonal visits may be available in summer.

Type:

Local Producer

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

40 km

Granxa Maruxa

Organic dairy farm in A Ulloa known for its sustainable livestock model and for supplying fresh Galician milk to Muuhlloa natural cosmetics. Around 100 km from Roxoseco · visits may be available by prior arrangement.

Type:

Local Producer

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

100 km

Casa Castelao

Family-run producer in A Fonsagrada preserving the charcuterie traditions of the Galician mountains, from butelo and androlla to products made with free-range Porco Celta. Around 60 km from Roxoseco.

Type:

Local Producer

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

60 km

Da Férrea Trail

Short woodland walk to the two-tier A Férrea waterfall in the Muradal forest, passing the remains of an old watermill and its historic channel. Around 0.9 km · 35 min · steep upper section.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

10 km

Fraga da Becerreira Trail

A 6 km self-guided walk through Atlantic oak forest (PR-G 81).

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

13 km

Dos Fornos Trail

Circular industrial heritage trail connecting the historic iron furnaces of Vilaoudriz and O Boulloso, with forest paths, mining tunnels and remains of the old aerial cableway. Around 4.5 km · 1 h 35 min · shorter route within Ruta das Minas.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

10 km

Da Seimeira Trail

A 5 km self-guided trail to a waterfall.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

10 km

Das Minas Trail

Extended circular route through A Pontenova’s mining landscape, including the complete Ruta dos Fornos before continuing to Pacios, Conforto and the Turía valley. Around 11.8 km · 3 h 30 min · full version of the route.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

10 km

Roman Walls of Lugo

The intact Roman walls of Lugo (2nd c.), UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Type:

Cultural Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

52 km

Lugo Cathedral

Lugo’s Cathedral of Santa María combines Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical elements, reflecting centuries of extensions since the 12th century. Highlights include the main chapel, the choir and its Neoclassical façade, in the heart of the walled city.

Type:

Cultural Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

65 km

Santiago Old Town

Santiago de Compostela's medieval old city — UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Type:

Cultural Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

99 km

Samos Monastery

Samos Benedictine monastery — one of the oldest in the West, founded 6th century.

Type:

Cultural Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

100 km

Santa María del Naranco

Pre-Romanesque royal hall (848) — UNESCO World Heritage Site, 109 km from hamlet.

Type:

Cultural Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

109 km

Playa de Las Catedrales

White sand beach with Atlantic sea arches — Natural Monument, 30 km away.

Type:

Natural Site

Intensity

Low

Season:

Summer–Autumn

From Roxoseco:

30 km

Fragas do Eume Natural Park

Protected Atlantic forest along the Eume river — ancient oaks and giant ferns

Type:

Natural Site

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

100 km

Cape Ortegal

One of the most spectacular natural viewpoints on Galicia’s northern coast. Its cliffs, lighthouse and the rocky formations of Os Aguillóns create a wild landscape where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Cantabrian Sea.

Type:

Natural Site

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

69 km

Somiedo Natural Park

Biosphere Reserve in Asturias, glacial valleys, mountain lakes, brown bears.

Type:

Natural Park

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

165 km

Lakes of Covadonga

Glacial lakes in the Picos de Europa, next to the Sanctuary of Covadonga.

Type:

Natural Site

Intensity

Low

Season:

Summer–Autumn

From Roxoseco:

250 km

Casa Marcelo

1 Michelin star restaurant in Santiago's old city — creative Galician cuisine.

Type:

Restaurant

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

99 km

Ribadeo

Seafront town at the Eo estuary, indianas architecture and port.

Type:

Nearby Town

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

27 km

Viveiro

Medieval walled town on the Galician coast, beaches nearby.

Type:

Nearby Town

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

75 km

Cudillero

Asturian fishing village with coloured houses above the port, 100 km.

Type:

Nearby Town

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

100 km

Navia Coastal Trail

A 15.8 km linear coastal walk from Barayo Beach car park to Navia Beach, with cliffs, small coves, fishing villages and wide views over the Cantabrian coast (PR-AS 293).

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Spring–Autumn

From Roxoseco:

66 km

Peña la Pistola Trail

A circular trail in Navia, Asturias, from Anleo to Peña La Pistola. Woodland, open ridges, rural heritage and wide views across western Asturias. Newly certified Sendero Azul 2026.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

62 km

San Juan de Vilaformán Church

The hamlet's parish church — a 1735 Baroque altarpiece.

Type:

Church

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

2 km

Santiago de Vilapena Church

A church with a restored Baroque altarpiece and 16th-c. imagery.

Type:

Church

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

3.5 km

O Marco da Pena Verde Menhir

A prehistoric standing stone cited in AD 775 — marker of three municipalities.

Type:

Archaeology

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

7 km

Burial Mounds

A Neolithic necropolis with megalithic burial mounds between As Pallaregas and Vilarbetoute.

Type:

Archaeology

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

8 km

Mondoñedo Cathedral

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, known as the “Kneeling Cathedral,” where Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architecture meet.

Type:

Cathedral

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

30 km

San Martín de Mondoñedo Basilica

Spain's oldest standing cathedral (9th-11th c.) — a Romanesque jewel.

Type:

Romanesque

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

40 km

Fraga de Vilapena Trail

A magical trail through chestnut groves, ancient oaks and traditional hórreos. (PR-G 85)

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

3 km

Old Railway Trail

San Tirso de Abres flat greenway by the river. Old mining-railway alignment.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

14 km

Ethnographic Museum

José Rocha ethnographic museum. Over a thousand objects from old trades and Galician rural life.

Type:

Museum

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

6 km

Festa da Enfariñada

Flour Festival. A major local food festival. Artisan market and folk music. Eearly May.

Type:

Local Festival

Intensity

Low

Season:

May

From Roxoseco:

6 km

Monte Roxal–Teixido Trail

An 8 km riverside trail through alder and ash woodland to the Teixido and Roxal forests, with views over the Lourenzá valley (PR-G 82).

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

6 km

Picato Summit Trail

An 8 km climb to the 743 m Picato summit through pine forest and open moorland grazed by semi-wild horses, with coastal views on clear days (PR-G 84).

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

8 km

A Cadeira Recreation Area

A 4-ha recreation area at the Alto da Cadeira pass on the Camino del Norte, with a chapel and a field for traditional games.

Type:

Picnic Area

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

9 km

Fraga da Belosiña Recreation Area

A 5.4-ha recreation area beside the Trabadura river, on the Camino del Norte, with a self-guided trail and a partially restored watermill.

Type:

Picnic Area

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

4 km

Cofradía de Pescadores

Restaurant run by one of the area's oldest fishermen's guilds, famous for its lobster rice.

Type:

Restaurant

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

33 km

Rinlo

Historic fishing village with Spain's first natural lobster ponds and cliffside marinera houses.

Type:

Nearby Town

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

33 km

The Wind Trail

A 11 km loop trail to a panoramic viewpoint beside a wind farm and an old slate quarry (PR-G 83).

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

7 km

Faba de Lourenzá Farm

Visit the Faba de Lourenzá farm, guided tour and tasting included.

Type:

Guided Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

20 km

Faro de Burela Cannery

Artisanal cannery in Burela preserving bonito del norte in olive oil using a traditional, small-scale process. Around 40 km from Roxoseco · seasonal visits may be available in summer.

Type:

Local Producer

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

40 km

Granxa Maruxa

Organic dairy farm in A Ulloa known for its sustainable livestock model and for supplying fresh Galician milk to Muuhlloa natural cosmetics. Around 100 km from Roxoseco · visits may be available by prior arrangement.

Type:

Local Producer

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

100 km

Casa Castelao

Family-run producer in A Fonsagrada preserving the charcuterie traditions of the Galician mountains, from butelo and androlla to products made with free-range Porco Celta. Around 60 km from Roxoseco.

Type:

Local Producer

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

60 km

Da Férrea Trail

Short woodland walk to the two-tier A Férrea waterfall in the Muradal forest, passing the remains of an old watermill and its historic channel. Around 0.9 km · 35 min · steep upper section.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

10 km

Fraga da Becerreira Trail

A 6 km self-guided walk through Atlantic oak forest (PR-G 81).

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

13 km

Dos Fornos Trail

Circular industrial heritage trail connecting the historic iron furnaces of Vilaoudriz and O Boulloso, with forest paths, mining tunnels and remains of the old aerial cableway. Around 4.5 km · 1 h 35 min · shorter route within Ruta das Minas.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

10 km

Da Seimeira Trail

A 5 km self-guided trail to a waterfall.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

10 km

Das Minas Trail

Extended circular route through A Pontenova’s mining landscape, including the complete Ruta dos Fornos before continuing to Pacios, Conforto and the Turía valley. Around 11.8 km · 3 h 30 min · full version of the route.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

10 km

Roman Walls of Lugo

The intact Roman walls of Lugo (2nd c.), UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Type:

Cultural Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

52 km

Lugo Cathedral

Lugo’s Cathedral of Santa María combines Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical elements, reflecting centuries of extensions since the 12th century. Highlights include the main chapel, the choir and its Neoclassical façade, in the heart of the walled city.

Type:

Cultural Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

65 km

Santiago Old Town

Santiago de Compostela's medieval old city — UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Type:

Cultural Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

99 km

Samos Monastery

Samos Benedictine monastery — one of the oldest in the West, founded 6th century.

Type:

Cultural Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

100 km

Santa María del Naranco

Pre-Romanesque royal hall (848) — UNESCO World Heritage Site, 109 km from hamlet.

Type:

Cultural Visit

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

109 km

Playa de Las Catedrales

White sand beach with Atlantic sea arches — Natural Monument, 30 km away.

Type:

Natural Site

Intensity

Low

Season:

Summer–Autumn

From Roxoseco:

30 km

Fragas do Eume Natural Park

Protected Atlantic forest along the Eume river — ancient oaks and giant ferns

Type:

Natural Site

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

100 km

Cape Ortegal

One of the most spectacular natural viewpoints on Galicia’s northern coast. Its cliffs, lighthouse and the rocky formations of Os Aguillóns create a wild landscape where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Cantabrian Sea.

Type:

Natural Site

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

69 km

Somiedo Natural Park

Biosphere Reserve in Asturias, glacial valleys, mountain lakes, brown bears.

Type:

Natural Park

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

165 km

Lakes of Covadonga

Glacial lakes in the Picos de Europa, next to the Sanctuary of Covadonga.

Type:

Natural Site

Intensity

Low

Season:

Summer–Autumn

From Roxoseco:

250 km

Casa Marcelo

1 Michelin star restaurant in Santiago's old city — creative Galician cuisine.

Type:

Restaurant

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

99 km

Ribadeo

Seafront town at the Eo estuary, indianas architecture and port.

Type:

Nearby Town

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

27 km

Viveiro

Medieval walled town on the Galician coast, beaches nearby.

Type:

Nearby Town

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

75 km

Cudillero

Asturian fishing village with coloured houses above the port, 100 km.

Type:

Nearby Town

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

100 km

Navia Coastal Trail

A 15.8 km linear coastal walk from Barayo Beach car park to Navia Beach, with cliffs, small coves, fishing villages and wide views over the Cantabrian coast (PR-AS 293).

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Spring–Autumn

From Roxoseco:

66 km

Peña la Pistola Trail

A circular trail in Navia, Asturias, from Anleo to Peña La Pistola. Woodland, open ridges, rural heritage and wide views across western Asturias. Newly certified Sendero Azul 2026.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

62 km

San Juan de Vilaformán Church

The hamlet's parish church — a 1735 Baroque altarpiece.

Type:

Church

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

2 km

Santiago de Vilapena Church

A church with a restored Baroque altarpiece and 16th-c. imagery.

Type:

Church

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

3.5 km

O Marco da Pena Verde Menhir

A prehistoric standing stone cited in AD 775 — marker of three municipalities.

Type:

Archaeology

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

7 km

Burial Mounds

A Neolithic necropolis with megalithic burial mounds between As Pallaregas and Vilarbetoute.

Type:

Archaeology

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

8 km

Mondoñedo Cathedral

The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, known as the “Kneeling Cathedral,” where Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architecture meet.

Type:

Cathedral

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

30 km

San Martín de Mondoñedo Basilica

Spain's oldest standing cathedral (9th-11th c.) — a Romanesque jewel.

Type:

Romanesque

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

40 km

Fraga de Vilapena Trail

A magical trail through chestnut groves, ancient oaks and traditional hórreos. (PR-G 85)

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

3 km

Old Railway Trail

San Tirso de Abres flat greenway by the river. Old mining-railway alignment.

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

14 km

Ethnographic Museum

José Rocha ethnographic museum. Over a thousand objects from old trades and Galician rural life.

Type:

Museum

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

6 km

Festa da Enfariñada

Flour Festival. A major local food festival. Artisan market and folk music. Eearly May.

Type:

Local Festival

Intensity

Low

Season:

May

From Roxoseco:

6 km

Monte Roxal–Teixido Trail

An 8 km riverside trail through alder and ash woodland to the Teixido and Roxal forests, with views over the Lourenzá valley (PR-G 82).

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

6 km

Picato Summit Trail

An 8 km climb to the 743 m Picato summit through pine forest and open moorland grazed by semi-wild horses, with coastal views on clear days (PR-G 84).

Type:

Trail

Intensity

Medium

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

8 km

A Cadeira Recreation Area

A 4-ha recreation area at the Alto da Cadeira pass on the Camino del Norte, with a chapel and a field for traditional games.

Type:

Picnic Area

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

9 km

Fraga da Belosiña Recreation Area

A 5.4-ha recreation area beside the Trabadura river, on the Camino del Norte, with a self-guided trail and a partially restored watermill.

Type:

Picnic Area

Intensity

Low

Season:

Year-round

From Roxoseco:

4 km

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