Highlight • Religious Site
Church of St John of Portomarín
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Daniela
April 14, 2016
Hiking
Once in the valley, the Igrexa de San Xoán de Portomarín church was dismantled stone by stone in the 1960s and rebuilt at its present location. Reason: The valley was flooded, and is now filled by a water reservoir. But this is not the only thing that makes the structure so special: built in the late Romanesque style, it was designed both as a castle and as a church and therefore has architectural features of both styles.
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•JavierCR 🇪🇸
March 28, 2022
Hiking
The Order of San Juan was the owner of the superb church-fortress of San Nicolás, currently San Xoán. Moved from its old location on the banks of the Miño, to the current one, in the center of the new Portomarín, this unique Romanesque temple was built at the end of the 12th century by disciples of Master Mateo.
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•AM Camino
July 14, 2022
Hiking
PRAY WITH YOUR FEET
on the way, lost in thought,
I want to thank God for the opportunity
set my heart up
and leave it to God what He wants …
on the way, lost in thought,
I want to thank God for the opportunity
set my heart up
and leave it to God what He wants …
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