 | A Peneda hermitage
Date: 15th century and later
Council: Soutomaior
Localization: Mount Peneda, at the place called Viso between the towns of Soutomaior and Redondela
When Alonso de Fonseca, Archbishop of Santiago, wanted to demonstrate his power to Pedro Madruga he selected this hill to build a fortress to keep an eye on the movements of the Soutomaior castle. The Castrizán castle, which was so called, was destroyed by Pedro Madruga when he returned from his captivity in Castille. A chapel was built in time at the same place in honour of Our Lady of Nieves. There is a religious procession held on the 5th of August on its premises. From A Peneda we can get a beautiful view of the entire place: the river Verdugo valleys, the Soutomaior woods and the San Simón inlet, and the island with the same name, the Rande straits and a sizeable area of the municipality of Redondela.Stone chapel erected to Our Lady of the Snow (Las Nieves) and built on the ruins of the old Castrizán castle. |
