Camariñas and Puente del Puerto
05/May/2007 16:11 Filed in: Galicia
The pilot book mentions a little town further inland worth seeing. A visit involves a 9km walk or a much shorter row in the dinghy. I decided to walk.
The road follows the northern arm of the Ria around Ensenada de la Vasa and then cross country to Puente del Porto. On the outskirts of Camariñas large areas of woodland have been burnt out and new growth was just starting to appear on the trees. Bushfires swept through the area last summer.
It takes a little over two hours to reach Puente del Porto and it was worth the walk. A very pretty town whose main feature is the very old bridge. Originally a major port dating, it is said, from roman times where the fishing catch was landed and exports of timber and lace loaded. Now the river is silted up at the mouth and no longer navigable.
Allo, on the way to Puente del Porto.
The bridge at Puente del Puerto.
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Upstream
11th century church restored in 1953.
Small galleried buildings in Camariñas. One restored, one waiting...
Waterfront at Camarñas looking north up the Ria.
The road follows the northern arm of the Ria around Ensenada de la Vasa and then cross country to Puente del Porto. On the outskirts of Camariñas large areas of woodland have been burnt out and new growth was just starting to appear on the trees. Bushfires swept through the area last summer.
It takes a little over two hours to reach Puente del Porto and it was worth the walk. A very pretty town whose main feature is the very old bridge. Originally a major port dating, it is said, from roman times where the fishing catch was landed and exports of timber and lace loaded. Now the river is silted up at the mouth and no longer navigable.
Allo, on the way to Puente del Porto.
The bridge at Puente del Puerto.
Downstream
Upstream
11th century church restored in 1953.
Small galleried buildings in Camariñas. One restored, one waiting...
Waterfront at Camarñas looking north up the Ria.