The popular San Vitoiro Pilgrimage is celebrated on August 27th and 28th in the Guimaras parish of Saa. It takes place around the chapel in the place of San Vitoiro, a corner of exceptional natural beauty, next to the Lebrón River and at the foot of the cliffs where an impressive viewpoint is located.
Tuesday the 27th is a municipal holiday and the main day of the pilgrimage, although on both days there is a wide musical program to liven up the event. The tradition is to bring food with friends and family to enjoy all day in the shade of the trees around the river.
To guarantee the security of the event, a meeting is scheduled for next Monday the 26th at the A Pobra do Brollón City Council in which the following will be agreed: rules of good coexistence, with representatives of the Festivals Commission, the Civil Guard, the Terra de Lemos Forestry District and Spin Shows.
Among the measures will be an Emergency Plan agreed between the Festival Commission and the City Council of A Pobra do Brollón. As in previous years, the City Council will commit to establishing an ambulance service during the celebration. There will also be a brigade and a fire engine from the Terra de Lemos District, and a mobile unit of the Civil Guard on site.
‘Our priority is the safety of those attending this wonderful popular pilgrimage. Thanks to the spirit of collaboration between residents, the city council and security and protection bodies, we will all be able to enjoy two days of festive coexistence together,’ declares Mayor Xosé Lois Maceda.
The rules of good coexistence will be published on the website and networks of the A Pobra do Brollón City Council for maximum dissemination.
Program of the San Vitoiro Pilgrimage
On Tuesday 27th, after the mass and procession at 1:30 p.m., the vermú session begins with music by the Samparasón bagpipe group. The party will continue all day until dawn. In the afternoon, musical entertainment with Samparasón continues, and from 7:30 p.m., the verbena begins with the Galilea orchestra and the Europa and Era Visto brass bands. The party is guaranteed until the early hours of the morning with a mobile disco session and cumbia by Os Costaleros do Día Anterior.
The following day, Wednesday 28, also begins at 1:30 p.m. with a mass and procession, and then a vermouth session with a bagpipe group. From 8:00 p.m. there will be a party with the Charanga Nova Terras de Trives, followed by a popular pancetada from 9:30 p.m. The same charanga will entertain at the end of the party.
