Attractions and Places To See around Noia - Top 20

Negreira is the main town of the municipal association (Concello) of the same name in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia. 🤙

Scenically beautiful Negreira is the main town of the municipality of the same name (Concello) in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. 🤙

Along with the Pazo da Albariña manor house, the Pazo do Cotón stands out in the townscape. It is located on the Camino Real (Real Road) to Fisterra and was built between the 17th and 18th centuries. At the Porta da Capela, it spans the road with three arcades, and the upper wall is crenellated. The first settlements in the Negreira area were located at the strategically important ford over the Río Tambre, as well as on the main road to the coast (from Grandimirun, now Brandomil, to Aquis Celenis, now Caldas de Reis), and on the other hand, the riverside road along the Tambre, which connects the interior with the coastal region around Noia. Pre-Roman activities can be traced throughout the A Barcala area. The settlement of Nicraria Tamara is mentioned in Roman times, during which time silver mines were also exploited here. In 876, Negreira passed into the possession of the Compostelaan bishop Sisando by royal decree. In 979, Normans raided the Galician coast, and the town was wiped out. After the threat from the Normans and Moors was overcome, the town was rebuilt in 1113. The Catholic Monarchs granted the town a royal privilege known as the Fuero Real, which secured Negreira's independence from the Compostelaan archbishop. Charles V renewed the privilege in 1520.

If you have some days left after your arrival in Santiago and your feet feel like there is still a need for walking in them, then there is no way around doing the Camiño Fisterra y Muxia. The Walk leads through a lot of great nature and the Infrastructure is as good as at any other way. The Lighthouse in Finisterre alone, with the Zero Kilometre Stone is worth the almost hundred extra Kilometers, the real finish... The way is never overcrowded and the pilgrims you'll meet are usually a bit different than most of the people you've met on the way to Santiago. Don't miss your End of the World Party at the Faro Fisterra at sundown, some hundreds meters above the ocean! Feel free to also walk to or just visit Muxia, it's also worth it. Getting back to Santiago is no problem at all, several buses are scheduled every day from Finisterre or Muxia. For further information just ask, especially about accomodations.

The Camiño Fisterra y Muxia was and is certainly not overcrowded, but it is incorrect to say that only a few people walk it. Especially in 2022 (but also since then), i.e. in the "Covid Camino" year, there were a surprising number of Peregrinas & Peregrinos on the way between Santiago and Finisterre and the traditional evening closing celebrations at sunset at the lighthouse were terrific, very international and full of wine; finally feeling free again was the motto. I did two ;). The infrastructure is in no way inferior to the other paths and the nature around it is even more so.

St. Martin's Church dates back to the 14th century, but was built in the Romanesque style, based on the famous cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.⛪️ They also wanted to build a second church tower on top of it. The clergy in Santiago forbade them from doing so. Only the cathedral in Santiago should have this as a unique selling point. And they were told: if they dared to do it, something terrible would happen. When someone wanted to put a second tower made of paper on top of it, it fell down and died. A small red cross was painted on the spot where the person died. Since then, St. Martin's Church has also been called the "cursed" church because it was cursed.

Small, dreamy town. Nice bars to hang out in.

There is a calmness on these paths. There are not many pilgrims here.