We
are in the municipality of Oia. It has about 3000 inhabitants and is situated
to the south of the province of Pontevedra. We will visit the parish of
Viladesuso. Sobreiras do Faro is
located here.
This
is a natural area of 9 hectares formed by cork oaks (Sobreiras in Galician language) that is unique in Galicia there are
also oak and chestnut trees. We will also see in Viladesuso the parish church
of San Miguel and the place called O Sobral.
A
few kilometres away in the neighbouring parish of Mougás the Pozas de Mougás are situated which are
natural pools that are formed in the river of its same name.
As
we have mentioned before the division of municipalities into parishes remains
in Galicia. They are civil parishes and are of ecclesiastical origin.
But
before all that we will go for a walk along the coast of this part of Oia.
Coordinates
to find the location of Oia in Galicia. Extend the map and reach the parish of
Viladesuso: 42.041032, -8.881235
Our
previous visit to Oia: Loureza in Oia, Province of Pontevedra. Pools (Pozas) and ducks in River Tamuxe.
Today
we visit the parish of Santa María do
Campo in Marín and its Romanesque church.
Marín
is a municipality of about 26000 inhabitants. It is situated on the southern
bank of The Ría de Pontevedra. Santa María do Campo is one of its seven
parishes. As we have already noted the division into parishes remains in
Galicia. They are civil parishes and they are of ecclesiastical origin.
Coordinates
to find the location of Marín in Galicia. Extend the map and reach the church
of Santa María do Campo: 42.365328, -8.719380
We
return to Tui, on the banks of the River Miño to the south of the province of
Pontevedra. Tui is the entry point of the Portuguese Way of Saint James in
Galicia and has important monuments that bear witness to its history.
As
is known the Cathedral of Santa María
is the most representative monument in Tui. Click here to see our previous visit to the Cathedral of Tui.
We
begin the walk right next to the Cathedral in the Capilla de la Misericordia (Chapel of Mercy). Beside it the hostel
for pilgrims is located. The Chapel of San
Telmo is a few metres down the street. We will retrace our steps to see the
Convent of the Poor Clares (or Encerradas).
After
going through the tunnel underneath the convent we will go towards the remains
of the medieval wall in Porta da Pía
and Ordóñez Street. Then we will approach the Church of San Francisco to finish our walk at the Convent of Santo Domingo.
Our
starting point: The Capilla de la
Misericordia. It is located beside the east façade of the Cathedral (to the
right of the picture).
Coordinates
to find the location of Tui in Galicia. Extend the map and reach the Capilla de la Misericordia: 42.046196, -8.643919
Now
we will see the inside of the church.
Click Here for Part 1, the exterior.
We
return to Tomiño to the south of the province of Pontevedra next to the River
Miño, near its mouth. We will visit the Romanesque church of Santa María de Tomiño, one of 15
parishes that make up this municipality. In this Part 1 will see the outside of
the church.
Coordinates
to find the location of Tomiño in Galicia. Extend the map and reach the church
of Santa María de Tomiño: 41.986734, -8.750588
Today
we visit the Municipality of A Pobra do
Caramiñal, on the north bank of the Ría
de Arousa, southwest of the province of A
Coruña. We will see the Church and Rectory House of Santa María do Xobre.
The
church is located in a place of singular beauty, next to the beach O Areal with beautiful views of the
beach, the town center of A Pobra do
Caramiñal, the port and the Ría de
Arousa.
Click Here to see our walk along O Areal beach.
Coordinates
to find the location of A Pobra do Caramiñal in Galicia. Extend the map and
reach the Church of Santa María do Xobre: 42.596187, -8.929279
Today
we visit the parish of Amorín in Tomiño. We will see the river Furnia and its Aula Abierta de la Naturaleza (´Open
Classroom of Nature´), the river dock located in a former sand extraction area in
the river Miño and the Parish Church of San
Juan/Xoán.
Amorín
is one of the 15 parishes in the Municipality of Tomiño. It is located to the
south of the Province of Pontevedra, on the River Miño near the mouth.
Coordinates to find the location of Tomiño in
Galicia. Extend the map and reach the parish of Amorín in Tomiño: 41.999819, -8.683520
Our
visit to the Museum continues.
We
can see in the center of the picture in its lower part the reliquary Copón de Coco. It is made of silver and
coconut (15th century). There are also chalices of different
historical periods.
The
Cathedral Museum is divided into three parts: the Chapel of Santa Catalina, the
Cloister and the Chapter House.
The
Chapel of Santa Catalina:
It
is located beside the right aisle of the Cathedral. It is Gothic (14th
century) but it was entirely transformed in the 17th and 18th
centuries. The Cathedral Treasure is guarded in the Chapel of Santa Catalina.
The
reliquary called Copón de Coco, the
statue of the Virgin and Child “la
Patrona”, the complete red three-piece suit (16th century), the
silver amphorae of the Holy Oils, Processional Monstrance (1602), the statue of
Saint Anne, Madonna and Child (1520), the Ship of San Telmo, Baroque
altarpieces stand out among the valuable treasures that the Cathedral Museum
contains.
We
will visit today the chapels of the Cathedral. They are: the Chapel del Santísimo that is located beside the
aisle to the left. The High Chapel in the apse has the Chapel of Santiago and
the Chapel of San Pedro on both
sides. We will also see the Chapel of San
Telmo also called Chapel of the Relics. The Chapel of Santa Catalina
deserves separate treatment by being there the Cathedral Museum.
