Castro de Santa Trega, Galicia, Spain

4AlbertSalichs 5:00 PM Sep 14, 2022

Very interesting Celtic town in ruins
Castro de Santa Trega are ruins of a Celtic town located in the town called A Guarda, in the South-Western part of Galicia, in the North of Spain. It is a very interesting archeological site, where you can see a big town and walk around the remains of the houses. Really very nice for stone-lovers. Moreover, in the surroundings you can see very nice views of the Miño River, the border with the North of Portugal or an archeological museum. Very good place. (Castro de Santa Trega, Monte Santa Tecla, Puerto de la Guardia, Museo Arqueológico Monte Santa Trega, Miradoiro de Santa Trega, Castillo de Santa Cruz and Igreja de Santa Maria da Guarda)

5Tiggy20 5:00 PM Sep 30, 2018

Outstanding short detour on the Camino Portugues
There are a number of Celtic sites on the Portugués and Spanish coasts, but Santa Tecla is outstanding, with the bases of around 100 dwellings and a small handful of reconstructions to give a further idea of what life might have been like. The fact that this is a Celtic village (rather than a small number of surviving buildings) makes this outstanding. The closest comparators for us - from a very different culture - are the Roman remains at Pompeii and Ostia, in each case because of the large numbers of surviving dwellings. Although you can drive (for a small fee up a steep road) we decided to detour on our Camino Portugués, having just crossed by ferry from Portugal to Spain and before arriving at A Guarda. We were glad to have done so as walking uphill en route - rather than walking to our destination and leaving our backpacks - saved us the journey there and back from A Guarda. For Camino pilgrims/travellers on foot we would recommend looking at the map to see how to make this detour, which is really worthwhile. As well as the Celtic Village there are amazing views. At the top of the mountain there is a small hotel with a bar (also with great views) with the usual facilities. As an added bonus, the butterflies we saw at the top included swallowtails, which are rare in the UK. There is a museum near the top (entry fee) which we didn't visit - for those walking the Camino Portugués there are other larger museums in particular that in Pontevedra, which has a bigger collection and is free to enter.