We present our free guided tours offer for this summer in Guimaralia.
This is a modular program of visits so that interested people can design their own itinerary.
Visits are offered from Saturday, July 18 to Sunday, August 16, every day except Monday.
On weekday mornings we present the unique opportunity to visit the two archaeological excavations this summer in A Pobra do Brollón: Os Conventos, in Vilachá de Salvadur, and the Castro de San Lourenzo in Cereixa.
A excavation of the Convents It will be possible to visit in July. You can follow the progress of archaeologists in the search for a lost monastery on the banks of the Sil, in a spectacular location in the heart of the Ribeira Sacra.
We recommend combining this visit with experience Wineries of Memory, a tour of the set of traditional wineries in Vilachá de Salvadur that includes historical explanations and a tasting of local wines (the tasting costs €3).
In August, visits will begin to excavation in the Castro de San Lourenzo, a Roman mining fort reoccupied in the Middle Ages. This summer, archaeologists will continue to unearth the medieval necropolis located in the fort.
On weekends, visits will be offered to Cave of the Choias in the parish of Óutara. Explore an underground world of luminescent moss, bat colonies and mythical creatures.
Visits to the excavations of Os Conventos and the Castro de San Lourenzo are always at 10:00. The rest of the visits are on demand. All are by prior reservation.
They will be offered for groups of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15 people, except for the Cova das Choias which is for a maximum of 10 people.
The use of a mask during the visit is mandatory.
For more information or to make a reservation, please contact: 650 624 828 (call or WhatsApp).
