Discover Campolongo: Church, Festivals and Hiking Route

Campolongo is home to the Iglesia de Campolongo, a parish church with a medieval character. Its construction date has not been established. The Igrexa de Campolongo has a rectangular floor plan. Its main nave has a gabled roof. The simple façade has a wooden entrance door, with a rectangular window above it. There is no bell tower. Instead, the church has a very simple bell gable with one bell.

The structural details thus identify individual, clearly distinguishable elements of the building: the shape of the floor plan, the roof form, the design of the front and the solution used for ringing the bell. Together with the medieval character, this creates a description based on visible elements, while the date of construction remains open.

Culture

Pazo do Cotón is a palace in the area surrounding Campolongo. Pazo da Peregrina is a palace in the wider regional area around Campolongo. Monte Mira, a mountain, is also located in this wider regional area. The Museo da memoria mariñeira is a museum there. Castro de Baroña is a castle there.

The cultural selection therefore ranges from a local destination in the surrounding area to several named places in the wider regional area. The types of sites also remain distinct: Pazo do Cotón and Pazo da Peregrina are palaces, Monte Mira is a mountain, the Museo da memoria mariñeira is a museum and Castro de Baroña is a castle. Each of these places is associated with its own name and its specified geographical classification.

Festivals

The Virxe do Carmen festival is celebrated in Campolongo on 2 September. The Santa Cruz festival is celebrated in Campolongo on 15 September.

Both festivals mentioned take place in September, but mark two different dates within the month. For planning purposes, both the names and the respective dates are therefore decisive: Virxe do Carmen is on 2 September, while Santa Cruz is on 15 September in Campolongo's calendar.

Paths and Landscape

The Área recreativa de Campolongo is a municipal recreational area. Monte da Pena is a mountain in the immediate vicinity of Campolongo. Monte Aro is a mountain in the area surrounding Campolongo. Monte Silvariño is also a mountain in the area surrounding Campolongo. The Mirador Monte do Cotro viewpoint is located in the parish of Santa Cruz de Campolongo.

The landscape information distinguishes between a municipal recreational area, mountains with different geographical classifications and a viewpoint within the parish of Santa Cruz de Campolongo. For orientation on site, these names each remain distinct: Área recreativa de Campolongo, Monte da Pena, Monte Aro, Monte Silvariño and Mirador Monte do Cotro.

A 9.5-kilometre hiking route begins at Alto da Cheda. The hiking route was designed and signposted by the 3 de Maio neighbourhood association from the parish of Santa Cruz de Campolongo.

With Alto da Cheda as its starting point and a specified length of 9.5 kilometres, the route has a clearly described starting location and a concrete extent. Its origin is also identified: it was designed and signposted by the 3 de Maio neighbourhood association from the parish of Santa Cruz de Campolongo.

A holiday apartment in Campolongo can be noted as an accommodation option for your own travel planning.

Other places include O Coto, Vila Da Area, Mazaricos, Monfero, Seoane, O Sisto, Curtis and Culleredo.

For the higher-level travel overview: Coruña.