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The Ortegal Area
In Galicia, each place of worship is marked with a hermitage, a temple, a stone cross (or cruceiro) or wayside shrine. Ortegal is a shining example of this. In the four districts which make up Ortegal we can find almost fifty whorship places like this one.
It is said that the Galician stonemasons cut Romanesque granite like silkworms spun silk. As well as the Romanesque stone, the visitor can also see examples of Neogothic, Baroque structures like San Xiao de Trevo (Cariño), Santa María de Bares (Mañón), Santo Domingo (Ortigueira), San Claudio (Ortigueira), churches or many other places of worship all around the area.
San Xiao do Trebo Hermitage-Cariño
A small hermitage built on an old Roman settlement. Located in a natural area, it has some of the most spectacular views of the Cariño estuary.Published on 13/01/2009
Santa María de Bares Church-Mañón
It´s a temple with a simple Latin cross shape. It is the Santa Maria de Bares parish church.Published on 12/01/2009
San Mamede das Grañas do Sor Church - Mañón
A parish church which is of unusual construction due to its two closed aisles meant for local use. The surrounding area is also of interest.Published on 13/01/2009
Santa María de San Claudio Church - Ortigueira
A Latin cross shaped church with a single nave with three access points. Like other parish churches in this region, its origin is medieval, although it was rebuilt at the...Published on 12/01/2009
San Xulián de Loiba Church - Ortigueira
A Neogothic church in a Latin cross shape. The reinforced verticality due to the pointed arches stands out. A Baroque alterpiece in the interior.Published on 06/10/2009
San Antonio Chapel - Ortigueira
A Baroque style chapel in the shape of a basilica which dates back to the 18th Century. The pilgrimage of San Antón is still held here with the traditional San Antón pig.Published on 12/01/2009
Saint Cristobal de Couzadoiro Church - Ortigueira
The church is of a rural, Baroque style from the 17th -18th Century. The polichrome, wooden altarpieces and the image of the Virgen Nagra de Loreto particularly stand out...Published on 12/01/2009
Santo Domingo Church - Ortigueira
This church was founded by the Dominican order of the 16th Century. It was restored in the 90s and now has a town hall, the Theatre of Beneficencia and the church.Published on 12/01/2009
