The Winter Way

Stage: Monforte de Lemos-Chantada

  • Length 30.7 Km
  • Difficulty High
  • Estimated Duration 7h 20min
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We continue deep in the region of the Ribeira Sacra: among Monasteries, vineyards and landscapes full of force and charm. We arrive at A Vide and then A Lagoa, Campos and Pacios. In the rainy season flooding is frequent at the beginning of this stage, with completely flat stretches.

Monforte de Lemos- Moreda

  • Length 7.5 Km
  • Difficulty High
  • Estimated Duration 1h 45min

We leave Monforte by the medieval bridge, the Campo de San Antonio and the old Rúa Abeledos. We alternate stretches of road (the LU-P-3204) with tracks. We arrive at A Vide and then A Lagoa, Os Campos and Pacios. In the rainy season floods are frequent in parts of these parts of these stretches which are completely flat. We then reach Moreda.

Monforte de Lemos - Moreda

Moreda- O Reguengo

  • Length 2.2 Km
  • Difficulty High
  • Estimated Duration 30min

After Moreda (its fortress rises on the right) we enter the Municipality of Pantón. In O Reguengo we are surprised by its magnificent Pazo (Manor House); in Castrotañe, the surprise lies in the stones of the track, which may come from a Roman road.

Moreda - O Reguengo

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O Reguengo- A Barxa

  • Length 5.1 Km
  • Difficulty High
  • Estimated Duration 1h 15min

Outstanding in Piñeiro is the popular architecture of its square, fountain and washing place. In Castillón, there are more Roman remains. We continue on shaded by the huge shadows of the oak trees and we go on by O Outeiriño, Virís, O Camiño Grande and A Barxa, now in the lands of O Saviñao.

O Reguengo - A Barxa

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A Barxa- Belesar

  • Length 9.6 Km
  • Difficulty High
  • Estimated Duration 2h 20min

We cross the town of Rendal, and then other villages in order to go down to Diomondi, where we are impressed its Romanic Church.
We go down to the bridge of Belesar over the Miño. Accompanied by the socalcos (terraces) — the vineyards on terraces —.

We enter Belesar, where there is an ancient hospital. We then arrive at a hard climb for approximately r kilometres, to San Pedro de Líncora — now in the Municipality of Chantada, also with a hospital in the Middle Ages —, we now walk among magnificent views of the river.

A Barxa - Belesar

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Bridge of Belesar

Wine growing in Belesar

Casa de Lemos of Chantada, Casa da Cultura and Public Library. Photograph by Moncho Chantada.

Monastery of San Salvador de Asma (Chantada). Photograph by J.A. Gil

Church of Santa María de Nogueira. Photo by Alberto López

Belesar- Chantada

  • Length 6.3 Km
  • Difficulty High
  • Estimated Duration 1h 30min

We arrive at Chantada by the district of A Ponte by the stately Rúa Dous de Maio.

Belesar - Chantada

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