Route of nature and ethnography that begins next to the house of culture in Santa Eulalia de Oscos.
We leave in the direction of Millarado crossing a wooded area characterized by the presence of oaks, birches and pines, after which we reach a cattle farm (Millarado). After As Poceiras we descend the slope and cross a bridge over the river Barcia that will allow us to ascend to Vega del Carro where we pass next to the chapel consecrated to Nuestra Señora del Carmen, built with stone, wood and slate with the characteristic yew tree guarding it. On a path between mountains and river, we arrive at the confluence (forcón) of the rivers Villanueva and Barcia, which gives its name to the route. After crossing the inner road of the Oscos submerged in the forest that closes the Villanueva river with the presence of alder, ash, willow and hazelnut trees, we arrive at A Valía, of special ethnographic value, cradle of the Lombardía, who were watchmakers and inventors. After crossing San Julián and Caraduxe, we arrive at Ferreirela de Riba, where we find the old House of the Lombardero; continuing straight ahead on an asphalt road, we leave on the left a small path that leads to Ferreirela de Baxo where we find the Museum Casa Natal del Marqués de Sargadelos, a faithful recreation of the traditional housing of the Oscos and the peasant life in the region. In a few minutes we will be back at the starting point.
The route starts in the town of Tol. At the crossroads of the church of San Salvador, follow the signs to the parking area Fontequias, in the vicinity of the neighborhood of Cabaleiros.
The route begins in Louteiro, which is accessed after taking a detour to the left shortly before leaving Vegadeo in the direction of Galicia. From the chapel of this village begins the route once used by pilgrims and pilgrims on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, who avoided the main roads to pass products from Galicia to Asturias.
The route is made up of two circular sections starting and ending in the center of Villanueva. The longer one, about 12 km, coincides in part with the forest route.
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Esta ruta circular recorre buena parte del valle del río Cabreira, combinando caminos de montaña en la ida y de fondo de valle en la vuelta. Se inicia junto al hotel La Rectoral, tomando el camino que asciende entre el arbolado hacia la Sierra de Eiroá. Sin llegar a alcanzar su cumbre nos desviamos hacia el pueblo de Piñeiro, para llegar a él en suave descenso y disfrutar de su arquitectura tradicional y cabazos alzados al cielo.
We start the walk in the old station of San Tirso de Abres, today restored for private housing, finding the first of the six tunnels just 300 m away, continuing next to the river Eo enjoying every moment of great panoramic views of the riverbed, of incalculable ecological and fish value, in which abound a large number of aquatic species, the most characteristic being trout, lamprey and salmon. Later the path crosses the N-640 road and leads us to an old power station built in 1932, located just before crossing another of the tunnels drilled in the rock, which leaves us close to the pedestrian walkway over the river Eo.