Routes and trails through A Limia

A Limia is a land of passage: the Roman road from Braga to Astorga, the pilgrimage routes to Santiago and the border with Portugal all ran through here. This page gathers the trails with an entry on this website. Distances, times and waymarks are not given because the sources consulted do not record them; before walking, check the official signposting of each route.

Visiting Xinzo de Limia

• Xinzo de Limia in a day: a proposal combining the Museo Galego do Entroido, the church of Santa Mariña, the Torre da Pena, the Bon Xesús convent, the fountains and the Lagoa de Antela.
• Historic heritage trail of Xinzo de Limia: the old church, rural Romanesque, the Torre da Pena, Trandeiras and Mosteiro de Ribeira, following the 2009 route of xinzodelimia.eu ^[3].

Historic roads

• Portuguese Vía de la Plata Way. (More in The Way of St James through A Limia.) From Verín, pilgrims can choose between two alternatives to Ourense: one via Laza and another via Xinzo de Limia and Allariz, both recognised in the Sanabrés itinerary ^[1]. The website xinzodelimia.eu places that branch through Verín, A Estivada, Xinzo, Sandiás, Allariz, Xunqueira de Ambía and San Cibrao das Viñas ^[3].
• The Roman Via Nova (Via XVIII). Built in Flavian times, it linked Braga with Astorga, crossed the comarca and left milestones at Sandiás and other points ^[2]. See History of A Limia.

Routes and walks by concello

Each concello has a page with a heritage inventory and the routes recorded in the sources (waymarked trails, bird routes, walks): Baltar, Os Blancos, Calvos de Randín, Xinzo de Limia, Porqueira, Rairiz de Veiga, Sandiás, Sarreaus, Trasmiras, Vilar de Barrio, Vilar de Santos.

Towers and castles of the border

A Limia preserves medieval watchtowers on the border with Portugal: the Torre da Pena and the Torre do Castro of Sandiás, with occasional guided visits (see Heritage of A Limia).

Viewpoints

The 25 Motivos network lists several viewpoints on the plain and in the mountains: Viewpoints of A Limia.

Water and nature

For the water points of each parish and the course of the Limia: Waters of A Limia and Nature of A Limia.

FAQ

Does the Way of St James pass through Xinzo de Limia?

Yes: one of the alternatives of the Portuguese Vía de la Plata Way between Verín and Ourense goes through Xinzo de Limia and Allariz ^[1].

What was the Via Nova?

The Roman road from Braga to Astorga (Via XVIII), built in Flavian times, which crossed A Limia ^[2].

Links

• A Limia
• Xinzo de Limia
• Heritage of A Limia
• The Way of St James through A Limia
• The Vía de la Plata through A Limia: from Viladerrei to Allariz

Sources

1. «Camino Portugués de la Vía de la Plata», Wikipedia en castelán (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_Portugués_de_la_Vía_de_la_Plata
2. Xusto Rodríguez, Manuel. «Peza do mes: A Vía Nova». Museo Arqueolóxico Provincial de Ourense, xaneiro de 2009. https://musarqourense.xunta.gal/sites/default/files/doc/peza_mes/2009/1/pm_2009_01esp.pdf
3. «Monumentos históricos de Xinzo de Limia», xinzodelimia.eu (arquivo web). http://www.xinzodelimia.eu:80/monumentos.htm