Arnoia
Reigoso
Castrelo de Miño
Ribadavia
This part leads again through cork oak, oak and pine woods, which will accompany us along this stage. The nature will surprise us, and so will the small villages like
San Bieito (San Benito), where we will be able to see a chapel, and the "humilladoiro" of
Meréns. We continue along
Miño river, which ill take us to
Arnoia and finally
Ribadavia -
the ancient capital of the kingdom of Galicia.
Section 1: Arnoia - Reigoso
- Length: 4,40 Km.
- Difficulty: High
- Estimated time: 57 min.
At the chapel of San Amaro (Arnoia) there is a
fork junction, from where we can get to the municipality of
Castrelo de Miño along a trail that at times turns into a U-shaped path (parts are undergoing conservation works), reaching on the way the village of
Reigoso, where we can find a site with petroglyphs, representing ancient art carved in stone.
Section 2: Reigoso - Castrelo de Miño
- Length: 2,80 Km.
- Difficulty: Low
- Estimated time: 36 min.
From the village of
Reigoso we start descending along an asphalt road, until we reach another dirt road, which is about 4 m wide, on the left, which is known by the locals of
Padreiro as
Camino Real. It will take us downhill to a place where we will find a roadside crucifix and the parish church of
Santa María de Castrelo (St Mary of Castrelo) of romantic origin, built on top of ancient ruins.
Section 3: Castrelo de Miño - Ribadavia
- Length: 5 Km.
- Difficulty: Low
- Estimated time: 1 h. 5 min.
We take an asphalt road and will soon walk past hot springs on the way to the modern bridge of
Castrelo (the original one was from the 12th century). From there we enter the land that belongs to the municipality of
Ribadavia, whose capital is a historical town and
the ancient capital of the kingdom of Galicia.
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