A Rúa de Valdeorras
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A Rúa de Valdeorras
- Residents: 4.595 aprox.
- Province: Ourense
Information
Get to know A Rúa de Valdeorras
This small town known under the name of A Rúa de Valdeorras, is located on the way north of the Valdeorras Valley.
In addition to its famous wines, this whole area stands out for its scenic and natural beauty, giving us the opportunity to enjoy it through a multitude of hiking trails and adventure.
Location
How to get there
The main way to reach the town of A Rúa de Valdeorras is by road; there are different routes that allow us to reach the town comfortably. The first is the national road N-120, which connects Logroño and Vigo with exit in A Rúa, another option is the C-533 road that goes towards Portugal from the province of Orense and, finally, the C-536 that connects A Rúa with Ourense.
<pAnother way to get to this town is by train, the line that connects Palencia and A Coruña stops in A Rúa. It is also possible to get from Madrid by bus and the regular lines that link several times a day A Rúa with the main towns that surround it, such as O Barco de Valdeorras.
History / Culture
What to see
Casa grande de Fontei
The Casa Grande de Fontei is part of the group of Casas Grandes of A Rúa, being one of the most impressive. Many of these buildings have ostentatious coats of arms of the most important families of the municipality on their facades.
These types of buildings have some similarity with the pazos of Galicia, both are large buildings and have around them incredible gardens to stroll through. The house was built in 1809, after a huge fire that destroyed everything that had been there up to that time.
Embalse de San Martiño
The San Martiño Reservoir is considered a Point of Ecological Interest because the Cormorant, one of the best known migratory birds in A Rúa and coming from Great Britain, does not breed in this reservoir, but it does stop over. This bird nests in colonies, on cliffs or flat rocks and sometimes also in trees in the interior. It usually arrives at the reservoir in winter.
Iglesia de San Esteban
The beautiful church of San Esteban de A Rúa, in the region of Valdeorras, dates from the seventeenth century and is considered astorgana by its structure and sacred art. Inside it is buried Doña María Manuela de Lunas y Sancho, captain of the Royal Artillery Corps and heroine of the defense of Zaragoza.
INFORMATION OF INTEREST
Telephone: 988 311 200
Cuenca del río Sil
The Sil River marks the geography of the municipality of A Rúa, since it is located on its basin. As a result of this settlement, a beautiful valley emerges, as well as numerous streams and the reservoir of the San Martiño dam. The basin is located to the south of A Rúa, after crossing the valley itself.
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Mosaicos de A Cigarrosa
The Mosaics of A Cigarrosa belong to a thermal type structure from the last period of the 3rd century until the beginning of the 4th century. The figures are formed by small rectangular pieces with a staircase and all of them covered with a checkerboard mosaic.
The mosaics are made up of small rectangular pieces with a staircase and all of them covered with a checkerboard mosaic.
At present they are very well preserved in the Provincial Museum, being most of those preserved marine animals.
Puente de A Cigarrosa
The Cigarrosa Bridge is a magnificent bridge from Roman times and is considered one of the most important resources of A Rúa. The primitive construction of the bridge was almost entirely lost and had to be rebuilt in the sixteenth century and later renovated in the seventeenth century. From the Roman period it has in the second and fourth pillars some elements reminiscent of the old bridge.
Information of interest
Local police
696 917 594
Civil guard
988 336 040
Fire department
112
Civil protection
987 409 505
Town hall
988 310 116
Health center
988 310 176
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