It is likely that the name of Lameiro Field It will not sound too much to you until yesterday, unless you were a great fan of prehistoric art. This small municipality located 20 km from its capital, Pontevedra, did not appear as much in travel guides as other Galician destinations, but things are going to change now that it has been chosen as Rural Tourism Capital 2023.
The distinction is granted by the specialized publication Escapada Rural through a public vote in which any traveler who is fond of rural tourism can participate. In this seventh edition, a Galician destination has been crowned for the first time, a town with less than 2,000 inhabitants that hosts a magnificent historical-artistic, cultural and natural heritageknown as the Galician capital of rock art for its sites.
Thus, the greatest attraction of Campo Lameiro is the Archaeological Park of Rock Arta modern interpretation center that houses an indoor exhibition area and also open-air areas that can be visited, offering a route of about three kilometers in the middle of nature to contemplate the prehistoric petroglyphs in its natural context. It is a unique group of rock art in Spain and throughout Europe, engraved in various forms on rock that belong to the Neolithic, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.
But this Galician municipality has much more to offer the visitor, since the entire environment and the town are a perfect destination to escape and disconnect in search of fresh air and natural beautyboth for expert hikers and for families or couples in search of tranquility.
Leafy forests, mountains dotted with historic castros, river beaches and various hiking routes allow you to delve into nature contemplating even more samples of rock art and the most recent historical and cultural heritage, with old mills, castros and hermitages. In addition, if there is luck, the traveler can meet herds of wild horses roaming freely.
A stone’s throw from Pontevedra and also very close to Santiago and Vigo, Campo Lameiro can be a good weekend getaway for a day visit on a longer trip through Galician lands, great for these hot spring or summer days . Of course, you will have to hurry before the word spreads and stop being an almost unknown corner to overcrowded.
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