Logbook · 18 places

Ice house of A Franqueira

A Caniza, Paradanta, Pontevedra

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 3 Nature · 3 Activities · 5 Curiosities · 3 Historical milestones

Spain › Galicia › Pontevedra › Paradanta › A Caniza › Ice house of A Franqueira

Ice house of A Franqueira

Curiosity · A Caniza, Paradanta, Pontevedra

Image of A Caniza, not of the place itself.

A snow well linked to the monastery of A Franqueira: in it the snow fallen in winter was pressed and stored, later serving to preserve food and to supply the comarca with ice before refrigeration existed.

Photo: Lucas Martínez Farrapeira (CC BY-SA 2.0)

What to see and do in A Caniza