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Showing posts with label Lalin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lalin. Show all posts

2015/05/25

Fraga (Forest) of Catasós in Lalín. Part 1.




Since the American phytopathologist Filippo Gravatt visited la Fraga de Catasós and proposed to FAO its protection, until it was declared a natural monument by the Xunta de Galicia (Galician regional government), 46 years had pass.

What is ”fraga”. Fraga is a Galician word meaning a lush forest with a wide variety of native tree species such as chestnuts, oaks, cork oaks and others.





2015/03/30

River Beach of Vilatuxe in Lalín. Province of Pontevedra.




Today we are in Vilatuxe. It is one of the 52 parishes which belong to the municipality of Lalín. This town is located inland in the Province of Pontevedra. It is at the geographic center of Galicia. River Beach Pozo do Boi is located on the course of the River Deza.


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