カストロカルデーラスのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

Visitable castle restored in different areas and worth seeing, along with the streets that surround it, medieval area of the town of Castro Caldelas

The walkway route from the Mao River to the Sil Canyon is one of the most beautiful areas to see in the Ribeira Sacra (and, in general, of everything there is to see in Ourense) The total distance of the Mao walkways is 1.8 kilometers and the difference in level to be overcome (using stairs) is 41 meters.

The chapel and necropolis of San Vítor de Barjacoba (in Galician, Capela e necropole de San Vítor de Barxacova) is an archaeological complex located in the town hall of Parada de Sil, formed by the remains of a medieval chapel and a necropolis with excavated anthropomorphic tombs in stone. Many pieces of kitchen pottery were found, a conrad of Sancho IV of León, a real de vellón of Enrique II of Castile, and a ceiti of Alfonso V of Portugal. In one of the chapel's tombs a fragment of a human tibia appeared.

In the Middle Ages, the fortress of Castro Caldelas belonged to the house of Trastámara, its growth being very rapid due to trade and craft activities in which linen weavers made this place an important location for their businesses, in addition to Jews with liberal occupations.

This necropolis is an exceptional testimony of hermitage and one of the most important in the northwest of the peninsula, for the early medieval period, X-XI centuries. The research work revealed the existence of a chapel and more than 40 tombs excavated in the rock, divided into three different sectors.

On the most prominent site in the city, the castle stands on the old Roman road and dominates the surrounding landscape. The structure and wall of the castle was built in the 14th century. The Castle offers spectacular views of the Sil canyon.

Stunning views of the Mao Gorge from the mouth of the Mao River to the Sil River.

Wooden footbridges that crossed the Mao river canyon, in the Ribeira Sacra. Halfway up is the viewpoint, with excellent views of the canyon and the waters of the river that run through the gorge.