Ponte Vella – Alameda Beach loop from Vilademeus

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Ponte Vella – Alameda Beach loop from Vilademeus

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Ponte Vella – Alameda Beach loop from Vilademeus

05:57

20.7km

510m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Reserva da Biosfera As Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo

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4.01 km

Ponte Vella

Highlight • Bridge

Located in the historic center of Betanzos, this 59-meter-long stone bridge passes over the Mandeo River. Although the origin is not very clear, it is known that an old bridge already existed in the 13th century. The river floods knocked it down several times, so they had to rebuild it on numerous occasions.

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4.25 km

García Naveira Brothers' Square

Highlight • Settlement

The lively center of Betanzos is Plaza García Hermanos, popularly known as O Campo as it was a fairground for centuries.

A monument commemorates the García Naveira brothers, benefactors of the city. O Campo has also, since 1866, adorned a beautiful fountain cast in the workshops of Sucel et Fils in Paris, imitating the famous Diana fountain in Versailles.

Also here is the monastery of Santo Domingo, which was built between the 16th and 18th centuries.

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4.46 km

San Francisco Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Igrexa San Francisco Betanzos is declared a National Monument. It has only a single nave and an apse with a ribbed vault. It is so rich in reliefs, ornaments, peculiarities.
But very exceptional is the sarcophagus of the founder of this church as well as other important buildings, like the adjacent church Santa Maria di Azogue, Fernan Perez de Andrade, called "O Boo". It stands on the representative animals of the Andrade family, a bear and a wild boar as a base. Reliefs of hunting scenes can be seen, and on top the figure of the knight in armor. A total of 7 dogs are depicted near the knight, referring to the number 7 in the legend: the construction of 7 churches, 7 monasteries, 7 hospitals, and 7 bridges.
Previously, there was an affiliated Franciscan monastery here.

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