Xeodestino Ancares Terra de Burón
Discover ancient rural traditions and unspoiled landscapes that invite you to explore.
Discover ancient rural traditions and unspoiled landscapes that invite you to explore.
In three Biosphere Reserves and six Red Natura sites, nature, history and traditional knowledge go hand in hand. Exceptional ways of life, which knew how to take advantage of nature's resources to survive in the harshness of the mountains, have survived to the present day. The serenity and authenticity of these mountains is the place to reconnect with nature and immerse yourself in the Galician culture.
In Ancares Terras de Burón you will enjoy a space for the vast minority.
XEODESTINO ANCARES TERRAS DE BURON
Ancares Terras de Burón invites you to enter a unique destination in Galicia, where nature, history and culture are intertwined in a mountainous landscape of exceptional beauty. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, this enclave comprises three Biosphere Reserves and six Red Natura areas, standing out for its rich biodiversity and the preservation of traditional ways of life. There are 14 municipalities in the Eastern Mountains of Lugo that make up this Rural Development Group and a Geodestination of mountains and valleys, ranging from just over 200 to 2000 meters above sea level.
Mountain meadows where cattle graze in freedom, craftsmen and craftswomen who are depositaries of the legacy of generations that have made the mountain their home and that today allow us to taste a unique gastronomy, villages that still show the thatched roofs, bees that challenge the brown bear to offer drops of gold from the most natural mountains. In Ancares Terras de Burón, serenity and authenticity are the hallmark; each valley and each peak, tell stories of generations who have known how to take advantage of natural resources, to survive in a challenging mountain environment.
The natural heritage of Ancares Terras de Burón is simply incomprehensible. From its lush forests, its chestnut groves , to its sub-alpine meadows, through crystal clear rivers lined with vineyards of the IGP Terras do Navia, to the glacial cirques, the landscape invites you to explore and enjoy an exceptional flora and fauna. Ancares Terras de Burón is the mother of the three great rivers of Galicia, the Miño, the Eo and the Navia.
The cultural legacy of Ancares Terras de Burón is equally fascinating. Charming villages that preserve pallozas, hórreos, mills or manor houses offer examples of traditional Galician architecture, vestiges that reveal the human presence since ancient times. Romanesque churches and medieval castles in strategic enclaves give an account of the tumultuous history of the region, where local festivities and ancestral traditions are a good time to immerse oneself in the life and spirituality of the local communities. Monasteries that show the Cistercian past, such as Santa María de Meira or Penamaior, sanctuaries such as O Cebreiro, Santa María de A Fonsagrada, San Bernabé de Baleira or San Pedro de Baleira. de Baleira or San Pedro de Cadoalla are places that invite you to immerse yourself in introspection and silence; places of worship, which preserve deep-rooted devotions, and which have been designated by the Diocese of Lugo as official places to win the Jubilee. The destination is dotted with mystical environments, where healing rituals were developed or other more mysterious, yet to be discovered.
To visit Ancares Terras de Burón is to immerse yourself in a journey through time and nature, where every trail leads to amazing discoveries and every village offers hospitality and tradition. It is a destination that invites you to explore, learn and enjoy the tranquility that only the Galician mountains can offer. Get ready to live multiple unforgettable experiences in the heart of Galicia, where history, nature, gastronomy and ways of life converge to create a truly extraordinary destination.
Ancares Terras de Burón is an invitation to slow tourism, to immersion in the local culture to live a renewing experience.