Parador de Santo Estevo

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The Ribeira Sacra's best-known monastery is also an indulgent hotel with all the comforts, including a panoramic spa and a wonderful setting among thick woods in the Sil canyon. Superior rooms are twice the size of the standards and brighter, for a little under 50% more euros.


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1. Mosteiro de Santo Estevo

The enormous Mosteiro de Santo Estevo, in the steep, thickly wooded Sil valley, dates from the 12th century and has three magnificent cloisters (one…

3. Mosteiro de San Pedro de Rocas

5.38 MILES

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4. Claustro de San Francisco

10.5 MILES

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5. Exhibition of Sculptures

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6. Catedral de San Martiño

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7. Regina Viarum

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8. Casa do Concello

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The handsome classical facade of the Casa do Concello rises at the foot of the old town's largest square, sloping Praza Maior.