One of Spain’s most mysterious regions, Ribeira Sacrais home to spectacular gorges and rivers, ancient monasteries and some of the country’s best wine
Walking Spain’s most spectacular coast
Straddling the provinces of Lugo and Ourense in the middle of Galicia sits La Ribeira Sacra, one of Spain’s least known and most mysterious areas. Its rivers, Miño and Sil, which meet at the region’s heart, mould the landscape, gouging out vast canyons and vertiginous valleys. Thick green forests frame these rivers and hide medieval monasteries, whose presence gives the area a sort of hushed spirituality.
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