SERRA DO CANDÁN

Natural spaces
2623
On the Way of St. James

Location

Pontevedra

Forcarei | Lalín | Silleda

Ourense

Beariz | Boborás | O Irixo

Coordinates:
42º 34' 28.9" N - 8º 14' 05.0" W

Description

The region significantly called Terra of Montes is formed by midmountain landscapes, of which the O Candán mountain range is one of the most extensive. The maximum mountain height reached in the space is no more than one thousand metres, but its average height is enough to give it its own singular personality among the mountains of the Dorsal de Galicia.
From here spring the Lérez and Umia rivers and several tributaries of the Deza. The summits are dominated by the vegetation of the tickets and wild rock plants. These are spaces of open horizons and few villages, but with good examples of popular architecture Galicia’s artistic heritage, including the monastery of Aciveiro, converted into a hotel-monument

Access

Turnoff on the N-541 Ourense- Pontevedra road. Access from the north from Silleda.

The Ways of St. James

The Winter Camino
Vía de la Plata

Situation

The Pontevedra municipalities of Forcarei, Lalín, Silleda, and the Ourense municipalities of Beariz, Boborás and O Irixo.

Area

10.683,18 hectares
Nature Natural spaces ZEC - natura 2000
Arriba