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Exploring Galicia

Santiago de Compostela is Galicia’s major tourist attraction.
This beautiful city is the centrepiece of a region with many
fine old towns, especially Betanzos, Mondoñedo, Lugo and
Pontevedra. The resorts along the coastline of the wild
Rías Altas, with their back drop of forest-covered hills, offer Cabo Ortegal R Í A S A L T A S
O Barqueiro
good bathing. The Rías Baixas, the southern part of Galicia’s San Andrés
de Teixido
west coast, has sheltered coves and sandy beaches, and Ortigueira Cervo
excellent seafood in abundance. Travelling through the Musicians dressed in traditional Cedeira Viveiro Burela
interior, where life seems to have changed little in costumes playing in Pontevedra Cabo Prior Foz Oviedo
centuries, is an ideal way to spend a peaceful, rural holiday. Ferreira Ribadeo
Narón As Pontes de Vegadeo
Ferrol
Fene
Sights at a Glance Ría de Betanzos Pontedeume García Rodriguez MONDOÑEDO
Cabreiros
1 Rías Altas Embalse Porto da Xesta A Pontenova
Cabo San
2 Mondoñedo A T L A N T I C O C E A N A CORUÑA do Eume 590m
Malpica
Adrián
3 Betanzos Caión Cambre Vilalba
4 A Coruña BETANZOS Miño
5 Costa da Morte Laxe Carballo Laracha Meira Eo
6 Santiago de Compostela C O S TA D A M O R T E Baamonde
pp94–7 Mesón do Vento Guitiriz Rábade
7 Padrón Camariñas Curtis-Estación A Fonsagrada
8 A Toxa Muxía Vimianzo Santa Comba Ordes
9 Pontevedra Dumbría Monasterio Friol
Sobrado
0 Vigo Embalse de Tambre de Los Monjes LUGO Nadela
q Baiona Fervenza SANTIAGO DE Arzúa O Corgo Navia de Suarna
w A Guarda Fisterra Corcubión Embalse de COMPOSTELA Melide VILAR DE DONAS
e Tui Cabo Barrié de la Maza Guntín Becerreá
r Celanova Fisterra Carnota Outes Palas de Rei
t Verín Muros Noia GALICIA Pedrafita
y Ourense Ulla A Golada Sarria Samos do Cebreiro
u Monasterio de Ribas de Sil PADRÓN Embalse
de Belesar
i Monasterio de Oseira Boiro A Estrada Lalín O CEBREIRO
o Vilar de Donas Cuntis Chantada Ponferrada
p Lugo R Vilagarcía de Arousa Caldas de Reis O Castro León
a O Cebreiro í Ribeira Cerdedo MONASTERIO Monforte de Lemos
Cambados DE OSEIRA
a
s
A TOXA Soutelo Quiroga
Brués

MONASTERIO DE
Combarro Carballiño O Barco
RIBAS DE SIL
PONTEVEDRA A Rúa
B
a Marín Castro Caldelas
Illa de OURENSE
i Ponte Caldelas Puebla de Trives
Ons
x
Embalse
Redondela de Prada
a
Cangas Ribadavia Bibei
s
A Veiga
Illas Cíes VIGO A Cañiza Cortegada
Ponteareas Viana do Bolo
Allariz Vilar de Barrio
Porriño CELANOVA
BAIONA Salvaterra Embalse
de Miño das Portas A Gudiña
Xinzo
TUI Bande de Limia
Braga Limia Valladolid
Monasterio de Viana do Castelo
Santa María Miño Monterrei
VERÍN
A GUARDA
POR TUGAL Vila Real
0 kilometres 25
0 miles 15
The isolated monastery at Ribas de Sil
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