Routes by Car
Drives, stop by stop, in an order that never backtracks.
The North Bank: Birding the Quiet Side of the Miño
A quiet birding drive down the Miño's north bank: black kites, harriers, and a hidden canyon meander, none of the Sil-gorge crowds.
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4 MIN
The Fervenzas of Quiroga: Cold Water, Warm East
A 31 km mountain drive to five fervenzas above Quiroga, in the Courel geopark: cold pools to swim, a 34-meter drop, and when to skip dry ones.
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4 MIN
Campodola & the Roman Gold
A two-day geological drive in Quiroga and Ribas de Sil: the Roman gold tunnel of Montefurado and the Campodola-Leixazós fold.
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4 MIN
Sil Canyon: Birding the Most Photographed Drop
The Sil canyon everyone shoots looking down, driven slowly and read upward — forest birds, cliff raptors, four rim viewpoints at the edge.
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4 MIN
Sober–Amandi: The Murals Behind the Wine
Five Romanesque parishes on Sober’s inland plateau — 16th-century murals, a Templar trace, and the canyon view behind Amandi’s wine reputation.
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4 MIN
Belesar Crossing: Compostela on a Country Road
Four Romanesque churches between Chantada and Cabo do Mundo: a country road shaped by the Pórtico da Gloria workshop of Maestro Mateo.
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4 MIN
Taboada Inland: Five Churches on the Plateau
A plateau loop through five Romanesque parish churches in Taboada — Templar trace, seigneurial murals, the largest church in the concello.
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4 MIN
Pantón Cluster: The Densest Romanesque Ground in Galicia
Five Romanesque stops in Pantón: Pombeiro’s Cluniac priory, Atán’s murals, singular Eiré, San Fiz, and the living monastery of Ferreira.