Ten Reasons Why to Come to Terras De Iria
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Ten reasons why to come to Terras de Iria: This is one of four descents of Camilo José Cela Trulock (1916-2002) won the the cross existent in Galicia. It is Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989. He was the situated on a crossroads at the author of works such as La Familia de Pascual village of Vilariño (Urdilde — Duarte, Nuevas Andanzas y Desventuras del Rois), next to a fountain. The Lazarillo de Tormes, Viaje a la Alcarria, La descent is stabilized on three Colmena,... He also received the Cervantes tiers and a cubic base with recessed upper edges. The Award ( 1995) and the Prince of Asturias Award batten has a square section with (1987). In 1991 he opened in Iria Flavia, his rounded edges. The four—sided homeland, his foundation headquarters in houses capital has its angles decorated 1888 built for canonical residence in the 18th century, with scrolls and, below these, just opposite the old elements that look like shells. It is the only Collegiate Church of descent, known in the area, similar to Descent of Eiroa (Noia) and Berrimes (Lousame), a fact Santa Maria de Adina. It that suggests that they could belong to the has a total area of 6. THE DESCENT OF VILARIÑO OF VILARIÑO DESCENT 6. THE same author. 11.000 m², in which there is a library with This is a historical site of piligrimage since the more tan 45.000 9. CAMILO J. CELA FOUNDATION FOUNDATION J. CELA 9. CAMILO Middle Ages. Also known as Monte San volumes and a gallery Gregorio, it was promoted in the 15th century by surpassing the number Archbishop Rodrigo de Luna and in the early 20th century by of 700 original paintings. Archbishop Martin d e H e r r e r a . Tradition says that Terras de Iria stands out for its seasonal in this place the products, thanks to the fertile lands of the area. Apostle James Here you can enjoy a wide variety of typical preached to the Galician dishes. Above all of them two products people and using his must be specially taken into account: Herbón staff St. James peppers and lamprey. With their unmistakable made the water spring up. This miraculous flavour, Herbón peppers are grown using ancient fountain is actually under the chapel. Each year, techniques in one parish of Padrón that bears the th name: Herbón. Its consumption season is set 7. SANTIAGUIÑO DO MONTE DO 7. SANTIAGUIÑO in July the 25 a pilgrimage to the Santiaguiño is celebrated. from May to October. After the first visual impact, the lamprey is one of The barns of Lavandeira (Imo—Dodro), form a the richest delicates set of `ground barns´ of rectangular wooden obtained from the cold waters or Ulla. In floor. Belonging to the century, these buildings 10. GASTRONOMY order to catch the Concello de Rois Concello de Padrón Concello de Dodro are .considered one of the most important lamprey traditional constructions of fishing techniques of this in Galicia. Roman origin are still 8. BARNS used in Herbón. Ten reasons why to come to Terras de Iria: Rosalía de Castro together with her book of poems Cantares Gallegos (1863) she played an important role in the Rexurdimento, cultural movement that took place in Galicia. Due to her best known work in Castilian, En las Orillas del Sar, she is considered the precursor of modern Río Rois Brañas of Laíño (Dodro) are one of the largest Spanish poetry along with Becquer. In her wetlands of Galicia and they host a first-rate Museum-House, located in A Matanza environmental wealth protected by the Red (Padrón), one can see photos of the poet, her erras de Iria covers the Natura 2000. This place has a large variety of family and friends, personal mementos, letters municipalities of Padrón, Rois y flora and fauna and gathers some endangered and a collection of everyday objects belonging th Dodro. As a group they are known as species. Here nests a subspecies of the to the 19 century in Galicia. T OF LAÍÑO 1. BRAÑAS the Sar Region. These lands, which already common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus, aroused the interest of the Romans, offer to lusitanica subspecies), only found in the Iberian its visitors a rich cultural, ethnographic, Peninsula . natural and gastronomic heritage. Roman Altar beneath the high altar of the MUSEUM CASTRO DE 4. ROSALÍA In Terras de Iria the Camino de Santiago is church of Santiago de born after the arrival of St. James the Old´s Padrón. According to the corpse to the harbor of Iria Flavia. In these Jacobean tradition this rock is Terras de Iria lands soaked by the Jacobean culture lived where the boat that brought two of the most important Galician authors: St. James´s remains was This is an element which has a major role in Rosalia de Castro and Nobel laureate Camilo moored. It is the origin of the leisure and recreational life of Terras de Iria. Jose Cela. Sat Region is known for being a PEDRÓN 2. current name of the town: Considered one of the oldest gardens of gastronomic referent thanks to the fertility of Padrón. Galicia, there is documentation confirming the its soil where the famous Herbon peppers existence of the garden in 1869, though the grow. Beside this, these lands hide an There are a total of twelve stations and a th garden´s origins go back to the 18 century. important natural ecosystems, as for example Calvary formed by three Located in Padrón, this botanical gem is notable the Laiño Brañas, one of the largest wetlands crosses. Located in Sorribas for its botanic relevance. It features an of Galicia. (Rois), in a natural landscape important collection of flora consisting in 300 of great beauty which causes species plus 9 elements included in the admiration among the Finisterre catalog walkers on their pilgrimage to of monumental the Apostle. Next to the trees, comprising Stations of the Cross a the palm of fountain was built in 1704 in 1698 Senegal, the Sorribas for the pilgrims to GARDEN BOTANIC 5. ARTÍSTIC crown of Christ, have a spot where they could refresh the hornbeam, themselves. 3. VIACRUCIS OF SORRIBAS 3. VIACRUCIS etc. .