The opening of the Vía Nova between Braga and Astorga Historical milestone · Bande, Baixa Limia, Ourense Image of Bande, not of the place itself. At the end of the 1st century AD Rome opened the Vía Nova between Bracara Augusta and Asturica Augusta; its third mansio, Aquis Querquennis, was built in the lands of Bande, beside the Limia, with a camp occupied until the year 120 and thermal baths. años 79-80 Photo: Ramon Espiña Fernand… (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Bande