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Oseira

Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España

SatnaOseira VistaSur CC BY-SA 4.0
José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, SpainMosteiro de Oseira 1 (1)CC BY 2.0
amaianosOseira, San Cristovo de Cea, Galicia (Spain)CC BY 2.0
amaianosCabazo, Oseira, San Cristovo de Cea, Galiza CC BY 2.0
XasCruceiro en Oseira, San Cristovo de CeaPublic domain
SatnaAspera Horreo CC BY-SA 4.0
zamcu ioanSan Cristovo de Cea, Province of Ourense, Spain - panoramio (11)CC BY 3.0
zamcu ioanSan Cristovo de Cea, Province of Ourense, Spain - panoramio (13)CC BY 3.0
José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, SpainCamino Sanabrés (6169562749)CC BY 2.0
HombreDHojalataSan Cristovo de Cea, Oseira, fonte CC BY-SA 3.0

The monastery of Santa María la Real gives Oseira its official name, Santa María a Real de Oseira. The parish belongs to San Cristóbal de Cea in the province of Ourense and is spread across some twenty-five small settlements, plus two abandoned hamlets; in the mid-19th century it counted about 1,700 inhabitants.

Highlights

The monastery of Santa María la Real de Oseira
A rural parish of twenty-five scattered hamlets
Casanova and Covelo, the parish's two abandoned hamlets

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Osera (Orense)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 263

Specialities of Galicia

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

TamorlanRaciónPulpo CC BY-SA 3.0
Polbo á feiraDishBoiled octopus served with potatoes, paprika and olive oil
TamorlanEmpanadas gallegas-diversia CC BY 3.0
Empanada gallega (ES)Dish
JuanCaldo galego, Galiza CC BY-SA 2.0
Caldo gallegoDish
Juan MejutoCocido galego. Galicia (Spain)CC BY-SA 2.0
Lacón con grelos (ES)Dish
Luis Miguel Bugallo SánchezPementos de Padron CC BY-SA 3.0
Pimientos de PadrónLocal produce
TamorlanTarta de Santiago-2009 CC BY 3.0
Tarta de SantiagoSweet

Adapted from Wikipedia (Gastronomía de Galicia, Galician cuisine). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

1 place to stay within 3 km

Hostels 1

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Balneario do Carballiño · ~26 min by car
Thermal spa: Balneario das Caldas de Partovia · ~26 min by car
Hot spring: Termas das Quintás · ~30 min by car
Hot spring: Piscinas Termais Barbantes · ~33 min by car
Hot spring: Zona Termal do Muíño da Veiga · ~35 min by car
Hot spring: Burgas de Canedo · ~35 min by car
Hot spring: Pozas de Outariz · ~35 min by car
Hot spring: Termas de Outariz · ~35 min by car

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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