A Gudiña
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A Gudiña
- Residents: 1.292 aprox.
- Province: Ourense
Information
Get to know A Gudiña
The town of A Gudiña is the first Galician town where the pilgrim will stop to rest, it belongs to the region of Viana, in the province of Ourense.
Pilgrims are advised to withdraw money in this town since in the next two stages there will be no ATMs, as they only present very basic services to sleep and eat.
Location
How to get there
The main way to reach the municipality of A Gudiña is through the A-52 highway, which has its own exits, the 124 and 129. In addition, it is also possible to access the village by the national road N-525 and the regional road OU-533.
By public transport the most advisable is the train, there are several long-distance rail lines that stop in the village so it is connected to Puebla de Sanabria, Medina del Campo, Segovia, Avila, Madrid, Ourense, Santiago, Pontevedra, Salamanca, Valladolid and Palencia.
By bus it is possible to arrive from several points, the company Grupo Avanza has a regular line that connects the village with Madrid, the company Vibasa has two lines, Vigo-Barcelona and Vigo-Irun, both stop in the village. And finally, the company Anpian has lines that directly connect Galicia with French cities such as Paris or Tours.
History / Culture
What to see
Iglesia de San Pedro
The church of San Pedro was built between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In addition to the main facade, which has a bell tower on the top, the altarpieces of great interest and the old baptismal font that the temple houses inside.
It is worth noting that the church was built in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
On the main facade we can also find between two stones a statue of the Virgen de la Piedad.
Estatua del Beato Sebastián de Aparicio
The Statue of Blessed Sebastián de Aparicio was built in order to honor the missionary activity carried out in the sixteenth century by this religious, a native of A Gudiña, in Nueva España.
The Statue of Blessed Sebastián de Aparicio was built in order to honor the missionary activity carried out in the sixteenth century by this religious, a native of A Gudiña, in the area of Nueva España.
At present it is known that the remains of this Franciscan blessed rest in the Temple of San Francisco in the city of Puebla (Mexico).
INFORMATION OF INTEREST
.Telephone: 988 421 065
Capilla de San Martiño
The Chapel of San Martiño presents a strong Galician rural Romanesque style as we can see in its rectangular apses. The temple was built between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries with a structure of a single nave and rectangular apse.
It is worth noting the buttresses arranged as a pediment are those that support the weight of the vault and the facade of the building.
Information of interest
Local police
112
Civil guard
988 421 004
Fire department
112
Civil protection
696 820 722
Town hall
988 594 006
Health center
988 421 225
Tourism office
988 584 003
Avenida del Beato Sebastián de Aparicio, 40
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A finales de Agosto: Fiesta de San Bartolomeu
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25 de Febrero: Fiesta de Sebastián de Aparicio
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1 de Noviembre: Dos fiestas gastronómicas, la del jabalí y la de las castañas cocidas
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