Fervenza de Augacaída | Viajes de Chu

Fervenza de Augacaída

So let me start with my short and new trip from this year.
On the March, 22nd I went on a one-day trip, here near to my home in Galicia. I visited Fervenza de Augacaída.

In Lugo, in Ribeira Sacra we went to search one of the highest waterfalls in Galicia ...
And guess what? We found it!
Path that leads to it is pretty comfortable, easy, and you have a plenty of space to go crazy by playing with sticks, pinecones or your humans.

I have to say, even though I don't need it, because i have my super nose, so I know where I have to go, there are pretty good amount of a signs leading you to a right place.
So, you have name of the place and distance... all you need more is your humans to be faster and more agile... but hey, you can't have it all!

After a log way downhill, we finally arrived at the waterfall which has a drop of a 40 meters. Let me tell you, it will fascinate you!
The path led downhill by very comfy wooden stairs ends with a kind of a viewpoint with a bench where you can enjoy the splendour of this beautiful site. Although my humans say that is a good spot to rest and enjoy, but not to take a photos, especially if there is a lot of people around.
If you are taking your doggo with you, be careful because the place is to small and to steep, so they can slip easily (not muy case btw).

Our adventure continue. We went trough forest to two beautiful viewpoint that simply opens between the rocks, and you can see river Miño.
Photos from this view you can see in gallery, as well as many other photos from this trip.

No more waterfall. So we decided to explore more. On our way back, we visited couple more places.

Just 15 km from the city of Monforte de Lemos, and about 30 from the capital Ourense, there is monastery placed on very edge of the road.

It is monastery of Santa María de Ferreira de Pantón from XII century.

The origins of this monastery are uncertain, it has been said that it could be a house of medieval origin and even a double monastery, with monks and nuns. The oldest written mention of the place is from the year 1108, when somebody made a donation for the monastery, and the donation was received by its abbess, Ximena. Later, with the pass of the time, monastery started to decay and very possibly it stayed without community.

It was its employers who were responsible for its restoration. The year 1175, Countess Fronilda Fernandez, who owned the monastery by inherited it from their ancestors, obtained the appropriate episcopal authorization and reunited the first renewed community.

Interesting building, with interesting gate, great grass, and lovely details. That is all I could see, because dogs are not allowed in.

I stretched my paws, sniffed all you can sniff...posed for my "going-on-my-nervs" human, and we hit the road again.

Passing by Monforte de Lemos, we couldn't help it but stop to visit it's castle, which photos you can see here.

We parked just behind the Colegio de Nuestra Señora de La Antigua. Its founder was Cardinal Rodrigo de Castro, perhaps the last great ecclesiastical prince of the Renaissance in Spain, Archbishop of Seville, great benefactor of Monforte, and patron of the arts.

But that is not the end of the trip yet. I still visited two more places, and played there.

One of those places is recreation area on the banks of the Ulla River, Monterroso. It is a lovely green environment, dominated by a large oak grove that provides shade. It was outstanding how much you can do with so little. It is perfectly equipped for the practice of different outdoor sports, as well as for rest and relaxation.

So we have another stop left. That would be Iglesia de Vilar de Donas.

It was constructed in the middle of the XII century, originally as a monastic church. The base of the monastery, by tradition, is attributed to some women, represented in the gothic paintings in the great chapel, although historical documents declare that its foundation was made by Arias Pérez de Monterroso.

This church is linked to the famous Order of the Knights of Santiago and the Templars, even in this church was the burial place of important persons of this order. This church is considered as an asset of Cultural Interest since 1931. within the catalog of monuments of the historical heritage of Spain.