Ruta de Os Frades
Ruta de Os Frades
frades
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Nearest city:
Vigo
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As Neves
Ermita de San Manuel, Vide (Santa María)
36446 As Neves Pontevedra
Spain
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It is an old trail that Queen Elizabeth of Portugal used to take in the 12th century, following the way to Santiago de Compostela from the Portuguese cities of Braga and Porto. It went through A Franqueira, where she would rest in the old monastery until she resumed the journey to Pontevedra, heading towards Santiago de Compostela.
Nowadays, we can relive history along its 15 kilometres, where we will see man-made marvels embellishing the trail, from Vide (As Neves) all the way to A Franqueira, such as roman and medieval bridges, mills, petos de ánimas (typical wayside shrines), cruceiros (stone crosses), churches, manor houses and even the oldest cork oak tree in Galicia. All of this, surrounded by a landscape of unparalleled beauty.
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Typology of the route
Linear
Duration
30 minutos
Total length (km)
15 km
Landscape interest of the surroundings
Elevated
Description of the environment
Rural
Difficulty
Under
Itinerary (M.I.D.E.)
2
Displacement (M.I.D.E.)
2
Effort (M.I.D.E.)
4
Medium (M.I.D.E.)
1
State of conservation
In need of rehabilitation
Responsible body
Concello de As Neves
Recommended material
Se recomienda llevar calzado cómodo, ropa cómoda y ligera y una mochila con comida y ropa de abrigo.