ROUTE 30 APRIL 2011
CEDEIRA-San Andrés de Teixido (A CORUÑA)
(DRAFT COASTAL PATHS)
Distance: 14 km route
Duration: 5 hours
Difficulty: Easy-Media
Description route:
is one of the most attractive coastal routes that can be performed within the province of A Coruña, which runs within the municipality of Cedeira for protected area within the Natura in the so-called "Costa Ártabra" .
In this route we will have the chance to see stunning seascapes sighting including the highest cliffs in Europe Continental, located in the Serra da Capelada.
also along the entire route, visit many and varied elements which are:
• Beautiful villages in this coastal area between Cedeira found, with a strong maritime tradition and San Andrés de Teixido, famous sanctuary where, according to the popular saying "go dead who was not alive."
• Interesting places like the Castle of la Concepción, eighteenth-century military fortress built to defend the town of Cedeira of English attacks.
• Stunning viewpoints among which are the viewpoint of Cortes, the Boca de Tarroiba viewpoint and the viewpoint of San Antonio de Corveiro, from which there is ample views of the entire coastline and Capelada Cedeira .
• Other points of interest such as the checkpoint and the checkpoint Eixil do Vilar, authentic watches of maritime space in the entire region.
of the population of Cedeira, beautiful seaside town with numerous attractions for tourism, good beaches and good food, in which seafood is the undisputed star.
From the harbor, take the path up to the castle of the Conception, located in Punta Sarridal, and it is an interesting eighteenth century military fortress built by Domingo Perez, in order to protect the village Cedeira of continued attacks by the English, by a grant of 9000 Real real. In the first moment of operation, this fort was running a total of 45 guns. From here in 1809 defeated a battalion French enemies. Today the museum houses the facilities of the Fort of the Conception, which you can see how life was the prize that lived there.
From the castle we turn to where the lighthouse is automated Cedeira, exceptional viewpoint of the entire mouth of the estuary of Cedeira, overlooking the beautiful beach and Cedeira Vilarrube or La Magdalena.
retrace our steps and began to rise gently to get to another point of interest: the hermitage of San Antón de Corveiro, the seventeenth century, with interesting baroque altarpieces. At this point is another stunning viewpoints that traverse along this route, overlooking a magnificent view of the mouth of the estuary. In summer it is traditional Cedeira neighbors make a pilgrimage to this place called "country tour."
From here we headed down the road, turning off then on roads through forests of eucalyptus and seeing new views on some sections of this stretch of coast. After the odd diversion Eixil reached the checkpoint do in the mountain of the same name, to 309 meters, and it is an old guard house of the maritime space in the entire area, from which you can see beautiful view, although the growth of eucalyptus avoids extensive panorama.
continue route, passing near the town of Trasmonte and started the prettiest part of the route through pine forests and starting slowly climbing up the mountain to the hut do Vilar, to 378 meters, where it already there are only ruins.
This is one of the most beautiful course, with stunning views, overlooking and the great cliffs of the Serra da Capelada, considered the highest in continental Europe, and the people of San Andrés de Teixido. All this in an isolated area where the tranquility and isolation are the dominant, allowing us to rest and relax our minds with sea views.
From this mountain, we descend a path up to the Mirador de Boca de Tarroiba, also gorgeous, where you can see on one side the town of Cedeira, another San Andrés de Teixido, and front line Capelada high cliffs. We
and headed down to San Andrés, gradually introduced in the Serra da Capelada, a protected area where rampant large number of wild horses. Monte
through, we will go by road to reach one of the highest points of Capelada: Mirador de Cortes (345 m.), which also get fantastic views of the entire region.
From this viewpoint, it remains to descend the old road is rapidly descending and passing in front of one of the famous "amilladoiros" piles of stones deposited by the pilgrims in a very ancient pre-Christian cults connected with (Apollo, Mercury ...).
Finally we reached the town of San Andrés de Teixido, important center of pilgrimage, which ends this attractive route.
CEDEIRA-San Andrés de Teixido (A CORUÑA)
(DRAFT COASTAL PATHS)
Distance: 14 km route
Duration: 5 hours
Difficulty: Easy-Media
Description route:
is one of the most attractive coastal routes that can be performed within the province of A Coruña, which runs within the municipality of Cedeira for protected area within the Natura in the so-called "Costa Ártabra" .
In this route we will have the chance to see stunning seascapes sighting including the highest cliffs in Europe Continental, located in the Serra da Capelada.
also along the entire route, visit many and varied elements which are:
• Beautiful villages in this coastal area between Cedeira found, with a strong maritime tradition and San Andrés de Teixido, famous sanctuary where, according to the popular saying "go dead who was not alive."
• Interesting places like the Castle of la Concepción, eighteenth-century military fortress built to defend the town of Cedeira of English attacks.
• Stunning viewpoints among which are the viewpoint of Cortes, the Boca de Tarroiba viewpoint and the viewpoint of San Antonio de Corveiro, from which there is ample views of the entire coastline and Capelada Cedeira .
• Other points of interest such as the checkpoint and the checkpoint Eixil do Vilar, authentic watches of maritime space in the entire region.
of the population of Cedeira, beautiful seaside town with numerous attractions for tourism, good beaches and good food, in which seafood is the undisputed star.
From the harbor, take the path up to the castle of the Conception, located in Punta Sarridal, and it is an interesting eighteenth century military fortress built by Domingo Perez, in order to protect the village Cedeira of continued attacks by the English, by a grant of 9000 Real real. In the first moment of operation, this fort was running a total of 45 guns. From here in 1809 defeated a battalion French enemies. Today the museum houses the facilities of the Fort of the Conception, which you can see how life was the prize that lived there.
From the castle we turn to where the lighthouse is automated Cedeira, exceptional viewpoint of the entire mouth of the estuary of Cedeira, overlooking the beautiful beach and Cedeira Vilarrube or La Magdalena.
retrace our steps and began to rise gently to get to another point of interest: the hermitage of San Antón de Corveiro, the seventeenth century, with interesting baroque altarpieces. At this point is another stunning viewpoints that traverse along this route, overlooking a magnificent view of the mouth of the estuary. In summer it is traditional Cedeira neighbors make a pilgrimage to this place called "country tour."
From here we headed down the road, turning off then on roads through forests of eucalyptus and seeing new views on some sections of this stretch of coast. After the odd diversion Eixil reached the checkpoint do in the mountain of the same name, to 309 meters, and it is an old guard house of the maritime space in the entire area, from which you can see beautiful view, although the growth of eucalyptus avoids extensive panorama.
continue route, passing near the town of Trasmonte and started the prettiest part of the route through pine forests and starting slowly climbing up the mountain to the hut do Vilar, to 378 meters, where it already there are only ruins.
This is one of the most beautiful course, with stunning views, overlooking and the great cliffs of the Serra da Capelada, considered the highest in continental Europe, and the people of San Andrés de Teixido. All this in an isolated area where the tranquility and isolation are the dominant, allowing us to rest and relax our minds with sea views.
From this mountain, we descend a path up to the Mirador de Boca de Tarroiba, also gorgeous, where you can see on one side the town of Cedeira, another San Andrés de Teixido, and front line Capelada high cliffs. We
and headed down to San Andrés, gradually introduced in the Serra da Capelada, a protected area where rampant large number of wild horses. Monte
through, we will go by road to reach one of the highest points of Capelada: Mirador de Cortes (345 m.), which also get fantastic views of the entire region.
From this viewpoint, it remains to descend the old road is rapidly descending and passing in front of one of the famous "amilladoiros" piles of stones deposited by the pilgrims in a very ancient pre-Christian cults connected with (Apollo, Mercury ...).
Finally we reached the town of San Andrés de Teixido, important center of pilgrimage, which ends this attractive route.
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