Get to know the Ribeira Sacra

The Ribeira Sacra stretches from Portomarin to Ourense along the Miño river and in the Peares 50km it joins the Rio Sil coming from Petin, a distance of 80km.

Almost the entire length of both rivers is dedicated to viticulture, taking advantage of the slopes of the rivers for the plantations and thus capturing more of the sun's rays.

It is expected that next year the Ribeira Sacra will be named a World Heritage Site.

Almost everyone in the area has vineyards, either larger or smaller, for their own consumption.

In Galicia there are six wine denominations in Galicia with a production of 777.123 hectolitres, with each hectolitre being equivalent to 21.2 gallons

Galicia as a whole is the region with the most bodegas, with 500, far above the other regions, with Castilla la Mancha being the strongest competitor with 397 bodegas.

One of the great attractions of the Ribeira Sacra is the trips along the rivers in catamarans. Of the people who have made reviews on Google (more than 3,700) the average was 4.5 out of a possible five, a figure that is frankly astonishing.

There are two catamaran routes, one leaving from Belesar on the Os Peares reservoir on the river Miño and the other leaving from the San Esteban jetty in Nogueira de Ramuin on the reservoir on the river Sil.

The Wine Route is one of the greatest treasures of the region.

 If you visit Ribeira Sacra, you should try it, even if it is only part of the route.

 This wine route covers the entire Ribeira Sacra Designation of Origin and includes approximately 20 municipalities that extend from the south of the province of Lugo to the northeastern part of the province of Ourense.

 The municipalities included in this designation of origin are Portomarín, Paradela, O Savinao, Pantón, Monforte de Lemos, A Pobra do Brollón, Quiroga, Ribas do Sil, Taboada, Chantada, Sober and Carballedo in the province of Lugo; as well as A Peroxa, A Pobra de Trives, Manzaneda, A Teixeira, Castro Caldelas, Parada do Sil, San Joan de Rio and Nogueira de Ramuin in the province of Ourense.

 The area is divided by the rivers Miño and Sil, dotted with small streams and waterfalls that make the landscape more interesting.

 The terraced vineyards on the hillsides, the spectacular river gorges and the countless monasteries and churches scattered throughout the region gave rise to the name Ribeira Sacra, meaning banks of the sacred river.

 The diversity of the landscape is extraordinary: vineyards stretching along local oak and chestnut forests, mountainous areas such as Cabeza de Manzaneda and El Faro.