Turismo Miño
6 Places you should not miss in Miño
Grande Beach
Wide beach of golden sand and calm waters extended by a dune complex and on the banks of a marsh area. Considered one of the most beautiful sandy beaches in Miño, it has a spectacular wooden promenade that allows us to oxygenate the body and revive the spirit at any time of the year.
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Perbes - Andahío Beach
It is one of the most emblematic beaches of Miño. Sheltered from the winds and in a semi-urban environment with the shape of a half shell, it has fine white sand. Its calm and fresh waters are ideal for bathing and relaxation.
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Senda dos Sentidos
Touring this pedestrian path that borders the sea is a delight for any visitor who wants to know the area. Included in the Natura 2000 network, it is considered a Site of Community Importance (L.I.C.) as well as a Special Conservation Area (SAC). This is an area of transition between the river ecosystem of the Lambre River and the ecosystem of the Betanzos estuary. The result is an area of great environmental and landscape interest, both for its riverside vegetation and for the views of beautiful coastal landscapes that stimulate the senses.
With a length of 1 km, the trail runs along the coast from Ponte do Porco to the promenade of A Ribeira, enjoying splendid views along the entire route.
Due to its sparse difficulty it is ideal to do in family.
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Ponte do Porco
Ponte do Porco is a beautiful town where the Lambre river flows along a charming route, forming the Alameda beach. Fray Martín Sarmiento during one of his trips in 1745, he described it in his diary as follows: "This intermediate territory is the most amusing in sight that can be desired".
This is a natural area of great environmental and landscape value, which has the ZEC protection figure, this is a Special Conservation Area. It is also part of the Natura 2000 network, a large group of protected natural areas across Europe. The town owes its name to the head of boar, symbol of the House of Andrade, which has the old bridge on one of its sides. There is a beautiful legend that tells that on this bridge, Roxín Roxal slit the throat of the boar that killed his beloved Tareixa.
In the gardens there is a curious monument in honor of Fernán Pérez de Andrade, it is a cross on a boar that symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. From this monument there is a beautiful wooden footbridge that allows you to travel the area to the beach of Alameda and discover the charms of this natural environment.
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Boucelo Windmill
Galicia was a land of windmills, there were more than 120, most of them in the province of A Coruña. However, in the region of As Mariñas they were disappearing, so this mill of Boucelo has special significance.
Its construction dates from 1840, as shown in the inscription on one of the gates. He is heir to those who appeared in Persia in the S. VII and arrived in Europe in the S.X.
It stopped grinding after barely 60 years in operation, when its sails disappeared and were not replenished. Since August 1989 it has been inventoried at the National Windmill Centre in Spain.
The tower is built of masonry and covered with lime. The lintels and frames are made of stone. Their approximate dimensions are 6 meters high and an interior diameter of 3 to 3 meters and a half.
The cover is rotating, in order to orient the mechanism in the direction in which the winds blow, and these are collected by the four triangular sails.
On the upper floor of the mill are the gears and on the lower floor the grinding stones.
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Church of San Xoán de Vilanova
The church of San Xoán de Vilanova is a beautiful example of the Galician countryside from the 11th century (1040) and one of the oldest Romanesque works in Galicia, before the construction of the Cathedral of Santiago. Located at the foot of Mount Bréamo, it is surrounded by the cemetery and a stone wall. In its rectangular plan it develops a single nave topped off in a semicircular apse, one of the most interesting pieces of the small temple in which the use of granite rigging stands out. The interior is very sober and its walls have irregular stonework. Highlights the baptismal font, of Romanesque characteristics. The exterior concentrates the decoration on the main façade, which was remodeled in the 18th century according to Baroque canons. The belfry of two bodies stands out, the first composed of 3 males that give rise to the holes where the bells are placed, while the second is formed by a central body flanked by pinnacles.
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