guided tour through the old town of Cangas. Free for groups.

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The town of Cangas, and particularly its historic area, home to a rich increasingly recognized and valued artistic heritage.

In this former fishing village, the wise hand of stonemason and the good work of his men and women throughout the centuries, eventually bequeathing the beautiful marineira architecture, which blends its roots in the medieval tradition.

But Cangas is not only history, but also present; a present of great vitality in our town continues embellished with new and magnificent contemporary buildings.

So we begin our journey in the "Casa do Concello" avant-garde work that bears the stamp of an award-winning architect Alberto Noguerol. From here we head for the magnificent "Xardins do signal" to the place where the "Capela do Hospital" emblematic monument build commanded by the Prior D. Gonzalo de Nogueira y Araujo in 1711 and rebuilt in 2002 is ..

then we go into the Alameda, with pride effigy of Don Jose Felix Soage Villarino who in 1914 carved the great Francisco Asorey. In view are some signs of that boundless generosity with which this great man adorned his love for his native town: the music box, market, and many by the people it keeps an undying love.

Almost immediately another sublime size is known as "A volta do Mar" with the unforgettable Xoán Piñeiro wanted to pay tribute to todosl you fishers of Cangas. Just beyond we can admire the popular "Reloxo", a symbol of our identity, and that is nothing other than a meteorógica station.  

From this moment, it is already beginning to show all the architectural richness of our old town. Plaza del Arco, ancient gateway to the village, you will find one of those recunchos Recoletos unique charm, onde is said that during the Middle Ages Jews lived.

Street Antonio Garelly preserves one of the most exquisite "skate houses" which in Cangas is marineira housing par excellence, and in Paul Igrexas we pasmaremos before the huge gates, in his day used to store fishing boats.

then ascend by the "Rua Real", dotted with old mansions hidalgas still proudly wear their coats of arms, but also impressive buildings of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, with its granite facades carved with care, and white and cheerful galleries.

We will also see the equestrian statue of Santiago Apostle, one of the most famous images of our historic site. So we arrive at the main architectural jewel that holds l to town, and maximum pride of the cangueses: Ex-Colexiata of Santiago. Its magnificent Renaissance façade, built in 1585, is among the most beautiful and harmonious in Galicia. But it is necessary ademáis, visit its interior, its majestic ships, baroque altarpieces and images of high artistic value, all elements to which no one is indifferent. There remains a revered Christ, it seems miraculous, which is said to be "non quixo burn" because in 1617 he survive the burning of the temple by the "wicked Turks". perhaps even lift anything much admiration as another Christ, Consuelo, vivid his sufferings on the Cross so well knew to shape the master Juan Pintos expression.

From here, and through Hío Street, we went face to "do Costal Eirado" heart of the neighborhood quefue the original nucleus of Cangas. Its winding alleys hide many beautiful houses skate alternating these with other forms of marineira dwelling as "home terrera" or more antigo its predecessor, and is the "house with more than enough" or between medians.

Here too it surprised to or visiting a venerable granary, which since its strange location on a wall, reminds us hard times when survival was a luxury. An eroded shield, which later hosted the emblem of the Inquisition, call our attention to up the Calle de singulis.

This will lead to the square of the same name, led by a wonderful baroque cruise and framed by a splendid group of houses skate, characterizing an urban space that takes us back to another era. And yet we can direct our steps facing the Outeiro, with their ancestral "do houses petisco" then down to Fonte Ferreira to know the typical laundry, and end the tour in the neighborhood Signal, where the dominant trend of architecture remains created by and for the sea, thus forming one of the most impressive monuments of the Galician coas