A Rúa de Valdeorras

Embalse de San Martiño

The San Martiño Reservoir is considered a Point of Ecological Interest because the Cormorant, one of the best known migratory birds in A Rúa and coming from Great Britain, does not breed in this reservoir, but it does stop over. This bird nests in colonies, on cliffs or flat rocks and sometimes also in trees in the interior. It usually arrives at the reservoir in winter.

Iglesia de San Esteban

The beautiful church of San Esteban de A Rúa, in the region of Valdeorras, dates from the seventeenth century and is considered astorgana by its structure and sacred art. Inside it is buried Doña María Manuela de Lunas y Sancho, captain of the Royal Artillery Corps and heroine of the defense of Zaragoza.

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Cuenca del río Sil

The Sil River marks the geography of the municipality of A Rúa, since it is located on its basin. As a result of this settlement, a beautiful valley emerges, as well as numerous streams and the reservoir of the San Martiño dam. The basin is located to the south of A Rúa, after crossing the valley itself.

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Mosaicos de A Cigarrosa

The Mosaics of A Cigarrosa belong to a thermal type structure from the last period of the 3rd century until the beginning of the 4th century. The figures are formed by small rectangular pieces with a staircase and all of them covered with a checkerboard mosaic.

The mosaics are made up of small rectangular pieces with a staircase and all of them covered with a checkerboard mosaic.

At present they are very well preserved in the Provincial Museum, being most of those preserved marine animals.

Puente de A Cigarrosa

The Cigarrosa Bridge is a magnificent bridge from Roman times and is considered one of the most important resources of A Rúa. The primitive construction of the bridge was almost entirely lost and had to be rebuilt in the sixteenth century and later renovated in the seventeenth century. From the Roman period it has in the second and fourth pillars some elements reminiscent of the old bridge.