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El Barco De Valdeorras
Parada De Sil

Balcones de Madrid Viewpoint (Os Torgás Viewpoint)

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Balcones de Madrid Viewpoint (Os Torgás Viewpoint)

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Balcones de Madrid Viewpoint (Os Torgás Viewpoint)

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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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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    2. Monastery of Santa Cristina – Traditional crops loop from Parada de Sil

    11.8km

    03:55

    420m

    420m

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

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    3. Foxo do Lobo (Wolf Trap) – View of the Sil River Gorge loop from Parada de Sil

    6.56km

    01:54

    150m

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    Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    April 11, 2023

    The Torgás recreational area is in an area where a bush called heather abounds, it is also close to leafy groves of century-old chestnut trees.
    Mountainous hiking area, with viewpoints that offer panoramic views of a river valley.

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      November 30, 2022

      The Os Torgás viewpoint, also known as Balcones de Madrid, owes its name to the barquilleros who emigrated to Madrid and other places in Spain and this point was chosen by women to see their husbands leave.
      Its views of the Cañon de Sil mountains make this viewpoint one of the most spectacular in Galicia.

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        January 22, 2025

        The Balconies of Madrid have a history that speaks of emigration, dreams and human adventures in unknown lands. The original name of Os Torgás was changed when the people of the Ourense villages of the Ribeira Sacra hung themselves from the cliffs of the River Sil to say goodbye to their loved ones who were leaving for Madrid and other lands in the south with the dream of a new life. The viewing points form small steps hanging over the river gorge and cause a special fascination. The breeze in the air carries the aromas of vineyards hanging on steep rocky terraces and melodies of elves emerging from enchanted forests, descendants of the primitive mythological beings who resisted the sacralisation of their plant kingdom by the monks and long before by the Roman legions. The walls of the Sil Canyon are a monumental sculpture five hundred metres high made of fierce, bare granite, a fortress of living rock up to the edge of the viewing points that filter the wind, the lights and the eternal songs of all the people who have passed through this fantastic natural balcony to say goodbye or find someone.

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

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