A Pontenova's historic trout festival and fishing competition on the Eo, local food, music and tradition, celebrated every year in early May.

Explore Taramundi’s knife-making tradition through historic pieces, artisan tools and live demonstrations of how its famous blades are made today.

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

Discover how the prized Faba de Lourenzá is grown on a local farm, and taste one of Galicia’s most distinctive protected ingredients.

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.

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

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.

A 5 km self-guided trail to a waterfall.

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.

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

Fish one of northern Spain's historic angling rivers, renowned for trout and sea trout, with regulated fishing beats around A Pontenova.

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

Visit Lucía Catuxo’s ceramic studio in Trabada, discover her contemporary take on Galician pottery, and browse handcrafted pieces made on site.

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

The municipality's main church — home to a valuable parish cross.

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

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

A church with two outstanding 17th-c. lateral altarpieces.

A Baroque jewel — façade by the architect of the Obradoiro, plus a sacred art museum.

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

Wooden walkways beside the Eo, a small bird observatory and views across the water to Asturias, framed by native riverside woodla

Paddle the Eo through Atlantic forest, gentle rapids and calm waters, with equipment hire and guided or self-guided descents.

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

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

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

A convivial Trabada gathering with a communal lunch, vermouth session, live music, dancing and raffles, organised by local association O Picato.

A traditional horse fair in Valboa with a horseback arrival, chapel celebration, local producers and a shared Galician country lunch.

Trabada’s patron festival brings together live orchestras, vermouth sessions, popular food and a lively local atmosphere over several August days.

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).

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).

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.

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.

Cross A Pontenova’s former mining landscape on a 300-metre aerial descent, soaring more than 80 metres above ground beside the historic mines.

Taste Lourenzá’s celebrated white beans through local food, market stalls and autumn traditions in one of A Mariña’s best-known gastronomic festivals.

Follow a traditional rural pilgrimage in Arante, where crosses, countryside paths and local devotion create an intimate celebration near Ribadeo.

Experience Mondoñedo’s historic San Lucas fair, where horses, livestock traditions, local produce and autumn festivities fill the old episcopal city.

Explore Mondoñedo’s historic centre as streets, squares, crafts and medieval-inspired activities turn the cathedral city into a lively summer market.

Discover Mondoñedo’s sober Holy Week, where historic processions and the cathedral setting create a quiet cultural experience through the old town.

See traditional cereal threshing return to life in Meira through demonstrations, historic machinery, crafts and a deeply rural community atmosphere.

Enjoy folk music and dance in Barreiros, where Galician and visiting groups celebrate migration, cultural exchange and local identity each summer.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Medieval walled town on the Galician coast, beaches nearby.

Romanesque church, monastic ruins and a self-guided route with audio and virtual reconstructions reveal eight centuries of Oscos history.

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

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

Cistercian Romanesque architecture with a vast rose window, granite vaults and rare medieval ironwork preserved from the former monastic complex.

Join Ribadeo’s summer pilgrimage to Santa Cruz, where Galician bagpipes, folklore and local food meet above the landscapes of the Eo estuary.

Experience Foz at Carnival, when comparsas, peñas, music and a long Saturday parade fill this coastal town with colour and local humour.

Experience Foz during San Lourenzo, with music, local traditions and summer celebrations filling the streets of this lively coastal town.

Taste Burela’s fishing identity through bonito, harbour culture and local gastronomy at one of A Mariña’s nationally recognised summer food festivals.

Celebrate Galicia’s thin pancakes in Muimenta, where filloas, local food traditions and a spring gathering turn a simple recipe into a festival.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Explore Galician rural life through tools, crafts, music and everyday culture inside the historic convent of San Domingos de Bonaval.

Learn how Iberian wolves live, move and coexist with people, then follow the Pigüeña riverside path to observe the resident wolves.

Terraced vineyards above the Sil, stone villages and viewpoints around Amandi shape a flexible day through Ribeira Sacra wine country.

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).

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.

Discover San Cibrao’s maritime folklore through the Maruxaina legend, coastal traditions and a summer celebration shaped by the sea and harbour.

Taste sea urchin in San Cibrao at a coastal food festival that celebrates a distinctive local product and the maritime culture of A Mariña.

See Cervo’s popular queimada turn fire, ritual words and Galician folklore into an atmospheric summer celebration centred on the village square.

Visit Begonte’s electronic nativity, where moving miniatures and local craft create an unusual winter tradition shared by families across generations.

Discover Candaoso’s horse gathering near Viveiro, a rural event shaped by free-roaming animals, mountain scenery and local customs each summer.

Step into Lugo’s Roman past as the walled city becomes Lucus Augusti through historical recreation, culture and a packed early-summer programme.

Experience Lugo’s great autumn festival, where historic streets, music, fair traditions and pulpo stalls create a classic Galician October gathering.

Witness a historic civic and religious tradition in Lugo Cathedral, where Galicia’s memory meets a centuries-old devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.

Walk one of the traditional routes to A Rigueira for Santo Antonio, a rural pilgrimage marked by white lilies, paths and local devotion.

Explore Lugo during Holy Week, when cathedral traditions and processions cross the old quarter inside one of Europe’s best-preserved Roman walls.

Discover Muras’s mountain livestock culture at a festival centred on the foal, local farming traditions and the open landscapes of northern Lugo.

Enjoy folk culture at Pardiñas, combining live music, instrument makers, crafts and the atmosphere of a historic summer festival in rural Galicia.

Taste A Fonsagrada’s distinctive butelo at a winter food fair celebrating smoked pork traditions, mountain cuisine and the flavours of eastern Lugo.

Discover Viveiro’s countryside pilgrimage, when the Landro valley becomes a temporary festive settlement built around food, music and community life.

Taste line-caught hake in Celeiro at a summer food festival that connects local gastronomy directly with one of A Mariña’s working fishing ports.

Experience Viveiro’s Holy Week, where solemn processions, artistic floats and brotherhood traditions fill the streets of this town each Easter.

Discover Friol through its cheese and bread fair, where local producers, traditional flavours and rural food culture take centre stage each spring.

Explore Galicia’s cattle traditions in Láncara, where a spring fair celebrates local beef, livestock culture and the surrounding rural landscape.

Step into Monterroso’s historic All Saints fair, where rural commerce, autumn produce and community life meet each November in this inland town.

Discover O Cebreiro through its cheese fair, combining mountain food, local producers and Camino heritage in a distinctive Galician highland village.