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What to see and do in Xove

What to see and do in Xove (Mariña Occidental, Lugo): 12 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 4 Nature · 3 Activities · 1 Curiosities

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What to see and do in Xove

Xove
Village
Xove is a concello of about 3,270 inhabitants on the Cantabrian coast of the lucense comarca of the Mariña, between Cervo and Viveiro, on a jagged stretch of coast with good coves and still semi-wild white sand beaches. Its name, of disputed origin, has been linked to the Latin Villa Iovii, the possession of a certain Iouius. The municipality is organised into eight parishes, among them Juances, with the three-nave church of San Pedro and a segmental arch at its entrance, and other churches of Romanesque origin. Part of the San Cibrao aluminium complex occupies its territory, where in the late 1970s the Regodola nuclear plant was planned, which the nuclear moratorium left unbuilt. Its football team, Unión Deportiva Xove Lago, played in the third division between 1992 and 2004.
Lighthouse of Punta Roncadoira
Monument
It was lit provisionally on 25 February 1984 and permanently on 10 April 1986, after the construction project was authorised in 1974, to support the other lighthouses that mark the Viveiro ria; since 1993 it has come under the Port Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao. Its 12.7-metre cylindrical tower crowns a cliff-top headland in the parish of Portocelo, in Xove, 80 metres above sea level, with a range of 20 miles, and was built because of the high number of shipwrecks on this coast. The access roads to the lighthouse and its surroundings were rebuilt in 2009 and 2011.
Church of San Bartolomeu de Xove
Monument
The parish church of the municipal capital, which underwent its first remodelling in 1670. It is arranged in three naves separated by cruciform pillars from which the arches spring, under a slate roof on a timber frame.
Beach of Esteiro
Nature
A beach some 400 metres long of golden sand wedged between low cliffs and granite formations, with the mouth of a stream at its far end. Wind and swell have made it a landmark for surfers and windsurfers.
Ansarón Island
Nature
An island in the province of Lugo within the municipality of Xove, the best known along its coastline, with an altitude of 83 metres and an area of about ten hectares, placing it among the largest in the Mariña lucense. It has a rugged relief, with cliffs where goose barnacles are gathered and areas where seabirds nest. Its popular name, Sarón, became fixed even in the town's secondary school, which is named IES Illa de Sarón.
Hórreo of A Barxa
Curiosity
An hórreo in the parish of Lago carved entirely in stone, without the usual timber pieces, which makes it the most singular piece of vernacular building in a municipality rich in hórreos, ovens and dovecotes.
Church of San Tirso de Portocelo
Monument
The parish church of Portocelo, one of the eight parishes of Xove, looking out over the small inlet of the same name; its port, together with that of Morás, supplies the octopus that stars in the concello's gastronomic festivals.
Monte Pao da Vella
Nature
A summit of 705 metres, the greatest altitude of the concello of Xove, on the inland divide that separates the coastal strip from the foothills of the sierra of the Xistral; from it a good part of the Mariña Occidental is commanded.
Beach of Portocelo
Nature
A sheltered cove between cliffs in the parish of Portocelo, beside one of the small octopus ports of Xove; its shell shape and its protected waters make it one of the most frequented sandy beaches in the municipality.
Festivities of San Bartolo
Activity
The patronal festivities of the town of Xove, held in the second half of August in honour of San Bartolomé, titular of the parish church of the capital; they are the main festive event in the concello's calendar.
Festival of o Polbo da Pedra
Activity
A gastronomic event held on Maundy Thursday around the octopus caught in the ports of Morás and Portocelo; bars and restaurants of the concello prepare different recipes for the cephalopod throughout the day.
Festival of o Lacón de Xove
Activity
A popular tasting of lacón held in Xove at the beginning of February, in the middle of the slaughter season; Galician lacón has its own protected geographical indication and is one of the winter dishes of the Mariña.