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Chan de Arquiña is a megalithic burial monument of great archaeological value. It was built by the people living in Galicia more than 5000 years...

This monastery dates back to the union of three small hermit communities in the region: one in Oia, grouped around a chapel dedicated to Our Lady; a...

Group of carvings on a 12.60 m long and 3.40 m wide rounded and medium-grained granite outcrop. Interlocking patterns on the rock surface form...

In the heart of the municipality of Ponte Caldelas, the archaeological site of Tourón contains one of the most unique open-air rock art sites in...

This convent is located on a hill near the historic town centre of Cuntis. A stone cross and a pair of pinnacles crown the front gate. The main...

This gem of Romanesque architecture was built in 1135 under the patronage of Galician King Alfonso VII and incorporated into the Cistercian Order...

This Benedictine monastic church is first mentioned in a document from the Monastery of Lérez witnessed by the abbot of Tenorio in 1073. Pedro...

In the last quarter of the 18th century, a farmer and mule driver called Sebastián de Castro was having difficulty providing water for his family...

The former monastery of A Franqueira is located in the heart of the Hills of Paradanta, and the earliest record of the building is from 1063. The...

This is considered one of the most relevant cruceiros (‘stone crosses’) in Galicia. It was sculpted in 1872 by José Cerviño and represents the...