{"id":97319,"date":"2024-02-12T17:47:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundiplus.com\/what-to-see-in-o-cebreiro\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T15:45:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:45:17","slug":"what-to-see-in-o-cebreiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mundiplus.com\/en\/blog\/que-ver-en-o-cebreiro\/","title":{"rendered":"What to see in O Cebreiro"},"content":{"rendered":"

His full name is <\/span>Pedrafita do Cebreiro<\/b>. It is a town in the province of Lugo and which in turn depends on the Os Ancares region. It has an area of \u200b\u200b105 km and a population that <\/span>It barely exceeds a thousand inhabitants,<\/b> so it is charming, quiet and above all with great natural beauty.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is located 1.098 meters above sea level, which makes it the municipality <\/span>highest in the entire province of Lugo and Galicia in general.<\/b> It is especially popular in winter, when its landscapes are filled with snow and Galicians come in search of their delicious traditional seasonal food.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, it is an obligatory step for all those pilgrims who opt for the <\/span>French Way to Santiago<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything you can see in O Cebreiro<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

During Roman times, this port was crossed by the road that leads from Braga to <\/span>Astorga<\/span><\/strong>, known as the <\/span>via nova. <\/span><\/i>Over time, it would become a medieval road that reached the city of Santiago de Compostela. <\/span><\/p>\n

Or Cebreiro <\/span>It is the first town on the French Way in Galicia,<\/b> entering through the province of Lugo, just over 40 km before reaching Sarria. In fact, many of the pilgrims who make the <\/span>road from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela<\/span><\/a> They end up joining those who come from O Cebreiro.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you are a pilgrim or just passing through, these are its main points of interest.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pallozas of O Cebreiro<\/b><\/h3>\n

Here they are extremely famous <\/span>pallozas<\/b>, Which are<\/span> a kind of <\/span>Typical high mountain homes.<\/b> They have a circular floor plan and vegetal roofs. They were declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, since according to historical data, <\/span>They date from pre-Roman times<\/b> and went<\/span> used <\/span>well into the 20th century<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Palloza

His name is a kind of alteration of the term <\/span>pallaza<\/span><\/i>, a word of Galician origin that refers to the material with which the roof of those houses was made. For some, they bear a strong resemblance to traditional Iron Age cottages in Britain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ethnographic Museum of O Cebreiro<\/b><\/h3>\n

We could say that it is rather a kind of <\/span>exhibition of the pallozas of O Cebreiro<\/b>.<\/span> In this museum you can see three of the four, since the last one is used as a warehouse. Here you will see a little of the <\/span>lifestyle typical of the high mountains,<\/b> with furniture, farming tools, sewing tools and many other antique objects that are preserved there.<\/span><\/p>\n

The pallozas exhibited are distributed in different categories:<\/span><\/p>\n