A empowerment of resources own was one of the main objectives of the government team of A Pobra do Brollón in 2018. In the summer, guided tours were held to the Castro de San Lourenzo, Cova das Choias, through the times of María Castaña, Vilachá and Repil, the escape of a guerrilla.
In the months at the end of the year, which are more complicated in terms of weather and where people are less encouraged to leave the house, the City Council developed a series of proposals that had a very good participation and left a very positive balance, as explained by the Mayor, Xosé Lois Maceda, “The balance is very positive. The most important thing is to create a community of people who are committed to the development of culture and tourism. We have managed to involve people and get them to commit and collaborate.". These projects must arise from the bottom up, counting on the city council to develop them and that's what we are doing in A Pobra and that's why they work, because people get involved. This is going to stay there, whoever governs governs and they are designed to self-organize.”.
The autumn walks “Walking hand in hand with…” were a real success, with an average of 40-50 people per walk. “It wasn't just about walking and contemplating the landscape,… it was about living it, hand in hand with locals who knew the places and who told us about their experiences.. ”The 7 walks were very good experiences, in addition to the route, there was always a taquete to finish, and these things also boost the local economy," says the mayor.
Guided tours continued to be developed to two very important resources for the municipality, namely the Cova da Choias and the Castro de San Lourenzo were the proposals for Saturdays with the Autumn Visits.
Another ingredient of these last months of the year was the Galician Cinema Series which took place on Thursdays in November and had an average of 50 attendees at the screenings followed by a debate with someone from the film's protagonist.
The Canine Friday It was another proposal that is becoming more and more established, in fact this event will be held for the next few Fridays. Between 10 and 15 people from all the municipalities in the region attend this initiative every Friday.
O I Poetry Recital “Tinta da Terra”, the weekend dedicated to Historical Memory with theatrical performances linked to this theme were other proposals this autumn winter at the City Council. In these days the Tapas Competition (whose prizes went to 1) A Salanova, 2) O Fogón, 3) La Vieja Taberna) and the VIII edition of Cantos de Tavern. This event was held last Saturday, exceeding all expectations. “The Cantos de Taberna were held in the venues that participated in the Tapas Competition, which gave us 3 venues, the municipal capital, Salcedo and Cereixa. The three venues were full of people from 5:00 p.m. until well into the night,” says the mayor, Xosé Lois Maceda.
The government team assures that since the From a tourist point of view, the municipality is increasingly well known and expectations for the future are very good, taking into account the landscape and ethnographic peculiarities of the Municipality of A Pobra within the Ribeira Sacra territory and as one of the stretches of the Winter Way.. “This year we launched the solidarity shelter for pilgrims and we are satisfied because it is self-sustaining, people are generous when you give them a service that solves their needs,” says the mayor.
Xosé Lois Maceda highlights that this year new people began to live in Pobra do Brollón, half a dozen families, more than half single-family. There is also an increase in in the weekend visitor, both tourists who come from outside and the people of the municipality who live outside and who now take advantage of the weekends to spend them in the municipality, “not only to come with the family, but because of the leisure offer that they can now enjoy in A Pobra do Brollón, we offer them something to do”, points out Xosé Lois Maceda.
