Castelo dos Sarmento

Galicia


The large, chiefly 15th-century castle of the Counts of Ribadavia is one of Galicia’s biggest castles and contains a medieval necropolis within its bare stone precinct, which is brought alive by the audioguide. Tickets are sold at the tourist office.


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