Nearby
At Campo Lameiro, a 20-minute drive from Vilacoba, there is an Archaeological Park (Parque Arqueolóxico de Arte Rupestre) with rock drawings and a Bronze Age reconstructed village sited along a 3km long path which is dotted with rest areas and springs. The site is set in lovely countryside and is one of the most significant in Galicia.
15 minutes to the west is the Muiñada de Barosa, a series of waterfalls with 17 mills which took advantage of the force of the water. There are several picnic tables and a couple of restaurants, open in the summer months.
Pontevedra City
With its picturesque medieval squares and intertwining lanes, lovely old buildings and shops, markets, cafés and tapas bars, Pontevedra is worthy of a visit for a day. It is a port city and where Christopher Columbus’s ship, the Santa Maria, was built. The squares in the old town are mostly named after the trades that took place there, such as Blacksmith’s Square, Firewood Square, Vegetable Square and Stone Quarry Square. There are many parks and green areas dotted around the city too.
