The towers guarding the Grande River

We leave from A Ponte do Porto, which still preserves its medieval bridge. Along the path that follows the left bank of the Grande River we will reach the border with the municipality of Vimianzo. We need to walk on the hard shoulder of the road, so we will have to pay extreme attention to the traffic. After seeing a typical hórreo (raised granary) of the Costa da Morte, between a house and a wall, a path starts along the river and leads to a tide mill, which used the difference between the high and low tide as the hydraulic power for milling. Various panels explain how it works as well as the flora and fauna of the area.

By an accessible footbridge we follow the course of the rego do Riotorto that immediately takes us to the Torres de Cereixo. Although they have an older origin, the current building dates back to the 17th century, built by the Carantoña family. Next to it is the Romanesque parish church, in whose southern tympanum we find a representation of the traslatio or transfer of the body of the apostle St. James in the stone boat.

Church of Cereixo (43°07'55.45''N / 9°07'36.15''W)