Fragas do Eume

Trail description

The walk starts at the hamlet of Os Paces in A Capela and follows the Camiño vello de Caaveiro, the old path to the monastery, down into the valley, then tracks over the Ponte de Senín to the Mosteiro de San Xoán de Caaveiro. The monastery stands on a rocky knoll between the Eume and Sesín rivers; monastic life is recorded there from the 10th century, and its history is linked to San Rosendo. The Fragas do Eume, a natural park since 1997, is one of the very few coastal Atlantic forests of its kind left in Europe. The monastery belongs to the Deputación da Coruña, which opens it to visitors. The walk is about 3.9 km one way with a descent of some 275 m, which has to be climbed again on the way back.

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