Monforte praises crafts from August 3th to 7th
7/26/2019 On Saturday, August 3, a new edition of Artelemos begins on Cardenal Street of Monforte. The craft show organized by the City Council, as a perfect prelude to the Patron Saint Festivities, will feature in this XXI edition with 29 seats. The sample schedule will be 11.00 a.m. at 2:00 p.m...
From July 5th to 7th, Monforte hosts the Ribeira Sacra Wine Festival
6/27/2019 Monforte hosts a new edition of the Ribeira Sacra Wine Festival in Monforte on the Paseo del Malecón on July 5th, 6th and 7th. A different proposal with a wide program of activities around wine, authentic protagonist of the Festival as a vehicle capable of uniting history, tradition,...
Monforte Museums
5/29/2019 Monforte de Lemos is a city that is increasingly visited, as it is the central point from which to move towards the rest of the Ribeira Sacra and to have first order monumental resources; as well as natural spaces and services for the enjoyment of neighbors and visitors. In the section of...
Traveler magazine points to Monforte de Lemos as one of the reasons why Ribeira Sacra should be a World Heritage Site
10/5/2019 The publication refers to the announcement made last month that Spain will present Ribeira Sacra as the candidate for the title by 2021. In the article they state that they have clear reasons why Ribeira Sacra deserves this recognition. As reasons named: The Sil Canyon, The viewpoints of...
The Medieval Wall and the feudal past of Monforte
04/25/2019 The original wall was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. In the 15th century it was rebuilt and improved after being partially destroyed in the Revueltas Irmandiñas . The construction is an excellent representation of the feudal power, it has a perimeter of more than 800 meters...
Programming of the Medieval Fair of Monforte, on April 20th and 21st
04/10/2019 PROGRAMMING 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m (days 20 and 21) MEDIEVAL MARKET, medieval stalls and stops-streets and Plaza de Abastos. WALKS - CARAVAN OF "BURRIÑAS" from the square of Doctor Goyanes. 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 4:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (days 20 and 21) MEDIEVAL CAMP in...
XVII Medieval Fair, exaltation of the splendor of the Middle Ages in Monforte
04/09/2019 The Easter weekend, Monforte celebrates the XVII edition of its Medieval Fair. The city dresses in the Middle Ages and during two days, monfortin@s and visitors stroll the streets and squares of the city participating in the different activities. Monforte remembers thus one of the times...
The Company College, emblem of the city
03/28/2019 Cardinal Rodrigo de Castro promoted the construction of Nuestra Señora de la Antigua, on land donated by the City Council at the end of the 16th century. The building was built with the intention of turning it into a cultural center and museum, as well as its founder's pantheon. In its...
Monforte natural
03/07/2019 The tourist resources available to the City Council of Monforte need time to get to know it. The monuments and museums are some of the main attractions of this Tourist Municipality of Galicia, but also the territory of the city council has many natural and scenic attractions. If the...