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El Barco De Valdeorras

Parada De Sil

Monastery of Santa Cristina

El Barco De Valdeorras

Parada De Sil

Monastery of Santa Cristina

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Monastery of Santa Cristina

Recommended by 38 hikers out of 39

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Please check local regulations for: Reserva da Biosfera Ribeira Sacra e Serras do Oribio e Courel

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Location: Parada De Sil, El Barco De Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain

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1. Monasterio de Santa Cristina – circular via the mirador de los Balcones de Madrid desde Parada de Sil

19.4km

06:21

720m

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2. Foxo do Lobo (Wolf Trap) – Monastery of Santa Cristina loop from Parada de Sil

11.7km

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420m

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3. Xariñas de Castro Viewpoint – Monastery of Santa Cristina loop from Parada de Sil

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02:14

290m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

April 9, 2022

The Benedictine monastery has its origins in the 10th century. First it was an independent monastery and after the reform of the 16th century, it remains as a priory dependent on the monastery of Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil, as well as that of San Vicente de Pombeiro in lands of Panton. At this time is when the cloister is reformed and the paintings of the church are made. It was one of the most important monasteries in the Ribeira Sacra during the Middle Ages, as evidenced by the remains of the communication routes that are preserved. The monks dedicated themselves to the cultivation of chestnut trees and vines. The confiscation meant the definitive abandonment of the place.

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CarlosLaxe

December 23, 2021

Santa Cristina Monastery

Oxígeno

January 22, 2025

It is a magnificent example of rural Galician Romanesque architecture. The original building is from the 12th century, and preserves carvings from the 16th century and baroque altarpieces from the 18th century. The entrance to the cloister has a Romanesque doorway with lobed arches and a magnificent sculptural pantheon. The economic power of the monks of the Sil reached a notable splendour in the 12th century, when they received royal privileges and papal protection to expand the monasteries and sanctuaries on both banks of the Sil, a territory with a strong historical and cultural personality, called Rivoyra Sacrata at that time and known since then as Ribeira Sacra.

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Location: Parada De Sil, El Barco De Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain

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Monastery of Santa Cristina

1. Monasterio de Santa Cristina – circular via the mirador de los Balcones de Madrid desde Parada de Sil

2. Foxo do Lobo (Wolf Trap) – Monastery of Santa Cristina loop from Parada de Sil

3. Xariñas de Castro Viewpoint – Monastery of Santa Cristina loop from Parada de Sil

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