A Capela Town Council: Tourism Heritage

Ethnographic Patrimony :

Once the Foundation of the Ethnographic Museum of a Capela is constituted, the main aim appears, the research of a suitable and a firm location for the most of the 700 pieces that form the “ethnographic collection” that till now were distributed by the passages and others rooms of the “Mosteiro the Caaveiro” School.

After considering several options, the idea of the “Santiago da Capela” Rector House in “O Pazo” came up.

A three floors house with enough area to hold all the pieces.

A building of a great architecture value, where we have to pick out the oven that raise the high of the building.

It is located at the heart of a rural core next to the “Fragas do Eume” national nature reserve, near the “Santiago da Capela” parish church, that have been recently restored, and with a wide parking area.

The track, that follow the antique medieval path, starts at the “Pazo” (Manor House), and gets to “Caaveiro” Monastery, of which, according to same references, was “prioral” house.

The establishment of the Museum and his location at the Rector House of “O Pazo”, suit perfectly with other projects which are starting in our Town Council nowadays; the guidance plan for the “Fragas do Eume”, the restoring of San Xoán de Caaveiro and the development of the Leader program run by Euroeume.

The “Pazo” next to the national nature reserve is shown as an ideal point to start the route that cross the “Fragas do Eume” and that allow us to visit:

The “Lugar do Pozo”, with the “Santiago de A Capela” parish church (XII century), his “cruceros” (crossing), and other interesting work such as the “lavadero” (an old kind of launder) placed between the Church and the Rector House.

“San Xoán de Caaveiro” Monastery, where we arrive by the antique medieval path, which was the original path to get to the Monastery.

The antique hydro plant of Ventureira, one of the first built in Galicia at the beginning of XX century that was used to generate electric power for the city of A Coruña.

The ethnographic whole of the Sesín Mills, which have been recently restored by the Town Council.