The Castle of Maceda. Province of Ourense.

We visit today the village of Maceda in Ourense. Welcome to the Castle of Maceda.

We will stroll around the castle and go to the inside to walk the wall.

Later we will see the interior rooms, the Patio de Armas (parade ground) and the rooms dedicated to the hotel and restaurant activity.

Coordinates to find the location of Maceda in Galicia. Extend the map and reach the Castle of Maceda: 42.270525, -7.658932

Tower of Vilanova dos Infantes in Celanova. Province of Ourense. Part 2.

Click Here for Part 1: Tower of Vilanova dos Infantes in Celanova. Province of Ourense. Part 1.

Tower of Vilanova dos Infantes in Celanova. Province of Ourense. Part 1.

We return to Celanova municipality located to the south of the province of Ourense inland Galicia near the neighboring Portugal. Celanova has about 6,000 inhabitants.

We visit the Tower of Vilanova dos Infantes which is one of the 18 parishes in Celanova. We also will see the Parish Church of San Salvador.

Coordinates to find the location of Celanova in Galicia. Extend the map and reach Vilanova dos Infantes: 42.166186, -7.955267

Click Here to see our previous visit to Celanova: Visit Celanova, Province of Ourense. The Alcázar of Milmanda, Church of San Salvador and the Sanctuary of A Armada in Rabal.

Castle of Santa Cruz, A Guarda, in the mouth of the River Miño.

Today we are in A Guarda to visit the Castle of Santa Cruz.

The Castle was built between 1663 and 1664 to defend A Guarda from the Portuguese, who wanted independence from Spain (they achieved in 1668, with the Treaty of Lisbon). It takes its name from D. Alvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz (who died in 1588, Captain General of the Spanish Armada during the reigns of Philip II and Carlos V).

Visit Celanova, Province of Ourense. The Alcázar of Milmanda, Church of San Salvador and the Sanctuary of A Armada in Rabal.

Today, we are in Celanova a municipality situated to the south of the Province of Ourense inland Galicia. It is near to the neighbouring country of Portugal. Celanova is of about 6000 inhabitants and is divided into 18 parishes. As we have mentioned the division into parishes remains in Galicia and it is very important. They are civil parishes and are of ecclesiastical origin.

We will visit Santa María de Milmanda parish and the Alcázar (fortress or castle). We also will see the parish church of San Salvador and A Armada Sanctuary in Rabal. Rabal is another parish of Celanova.

Parish church of San Salvador de Rabal.