Volta da Pena
Volta da Pena is a locality in Cabanas, A Coruña, Galicia. Volta da Pena is situated nearby to the locality A Fraga Vella, as well as near O Lousedo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro and Fragas do Eume.
Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro
Monastery
Photo: Lansbricae, CC BY 2.0.
The Monastery of San Xoán de Caaveiro is a Galician monastery founded in the tenth century by Saint Rudesind. It is situated in A Capela, in Galicia, within the Fragas do Eume natural park.
Fragas do Eume
Photo: migonmar25, CC BY 2.0.
The Fragas do Eume is a natural park situated in north-west Spain. Fraga is a Galician word for "natural woodland", and the park is an example of a temperate rainforest in which oak is the climax vegetation.
Hórreo
Building
Photo: Atobar, Public domain.
An hórreo is a typical granary from the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, built in wood or stone, raised from the ground by pillars ending in flat staddle stones to prevent access by rodents. Ventilation is allowed by the slits in its walls. Hórreo is situated 2½ km southwest of Volta da Pena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gunturiz and A Regueira.
A Regueira
Hamlet
Photo: Xosé Antonio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A Regueira is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km west of Volta da Pena.
Vilamoire
Hamlet
Photo: Xosé Antonio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vilamoire is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km west of Volta da Pena.
Volta da Pena
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cabanas, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.40399° or 43° 24′ 14″ northLongitude
-8.0873° or 8° 5′ 14″ westOpen location code
8CMHCW37+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1241628562OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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