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Castro de Santa Tecla
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JavierCR 🇪🇸
September 24, 2024
Hiking
The castros were fortified enclosures, surrounded by moats and walls. Inside, the stone houses, with circular layouts and thatched roofs, were distributed in neighbourhoods, separated by streets and squares. Other longer constructions functioned as meeting or worship spaces, and some villages even had steam baths. The Castro de Santa Tecla, in the Galician town of A Guarda (Pontevedra), is a representative example, but there are more.
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TenaciousD
December 9, 2022
Hiking
Ruins of a large fortification and settlement from the 1st century, with incredible round stone structures overlooking the sea
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Toño Rivas
June 7, 2023
Road cycling
one of the Celtic castros closest to the sea, better excavated and with some reconstructed houses
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Hike the Monte Santa Trega and A Guarda Coastal Trail for panoramic views, ancient history at Castro de Santa Tecla, and rugged coastlines.
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Hike the moderate 2.7-mile A Guarda - path through Monte de Santa Trega, offering panoramic views and ancient Castrexo-Roman ruins.
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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.
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Elevation 250 m
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