Living traditions

1. Livestock Transhumance:

Relive the historical transhumance, knowing the mountain routes through which herds of cows have traveled for generations to take advantage of the pastures of the different areas of this corner of Galicia reaching the mountains of León. Depending on the time of the year, you can coincide with these cows doing the transhumance (going up in spring and coming down in autumn) or witness other small grazing routes between different grazing areas.

Leaving Moreira and passing through Piornedo, and then continuing to Braña de Piornedo and finally arriving at Monte de As Charcas in León.

Leaving from Campa de Braña, going up to Campa do Cimbro, passing through Campa Tres Bispos and finishing at Monte As Charcas (León).

Either of the two main routes provides a panoramic tour that allows you to admire the majestic mountain scenery, crisscrossed by rivers and ravines and dotted with villages and stone buildings with classic local architecture.

2. Teitos de Piornedo:

In the mountain villages of the Xeodestino Ancares Terras de Burón, the pallozas and thatched teitos are an icon of popular heritage. These constructions, with rye roofs, are unique testimonies of prehistoric architecture and the ingenuity of its inhabitants in the face of climate and adversity. Piornedo and O Cebreiro are two of the villages that preserve these traditional buildings. Through the association Teitos de Piornedo you can learn more about the culture of the traditional pallozas with their thatched roofs, and enter into the daily life of the people who live there. The work of maintaining the thatched roofs is done collectively which gives rise at the end of the day to small parties called "polavilas", which are held inside a palloza and never lacking good food, music and joy.

3. Apitourism in the domains of the brown bear:

In these mountains. beekeeping becomes a way of life that respects and cares for nature, ensuring the survival of the bees and maintaining their contribution to the environment. Here, bees are much more than honey producers, they are guardians of a delicate and essential balance. On the tour you can learn about this fascinating world, learn about traditional beekeeping techniques and discover how this activity is harmoniously integrated into the natural environment, the traditional domain of the brown bear.

Visiting El pais del Abeyeiro in Negueira de Muñiz allows you to approach a beekeeping initiative with artisanal production but whose activity extends to outreach work and training to the reconstruction and maintenance of the peculiar Cortines that protected the apiaries of the bear.