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Monastery of Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil

Monastery of Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil

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Monastery of Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil

Name: Monastery of Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil
Rating: 2

Recommended by 16 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

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

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Location: Nogueira De Ramuín, Orense, Ourense, Galicia, Spain

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1. Hiking loop from A Cruz

6.76km

02:17

340m

330m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Penedos do Castro loop from A Cruz

4.12km

01:21

190m

180m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3.5

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3. Sunset Swing of Ribeira Sacra loop from Luíntra

15.2km

04:37

480m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Lucía Diz Hermida

March 16, 2024

The monastery of Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil is one of the most outstanding and spectacular complexes of the rich monumental heritage of Galicia. It was built between the 12th and 18th centuries.
This monastery was important, because nine bishops retired to it and renounced their episcopal sees and chose the monastery to end their days throughout the 10th century and perhaps part of the 11th. The monastery kept his remains and as a souvenir it carried the nine miters on its shield.

The church has a basilica plan, spacious and proportioned. It preserves the Romanesque apse with three apses, the central one being lower than the lateral ones, an unusual case in Galician Romanesque. The façade of the church is from the end of the 16th century or beginning of the 17th century. At the top there is a simple oculus that gives light to the interior and ends in a niche inside which is the image of Saint Stephen.

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Bea

June 9, 2024

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Elevation 500 m

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Location: Nogueira De Ramuín, Orense, Ourense, Galicia, Spain

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Monastery of Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil

1. Hiking loop from A Cruz

2. Penedos do Castro loop from A Cruz

3. Sunset Swing of Ribeira Sacra loop from Luíntra

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