Mos is a town that is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Vigo and also lies within the Terras da Louriña, the Louro valley. The Louro, a tributary of the river Miño, crosses the municipality from Northeast to Southwest. The town has a population of 14,000 inhabitants spread out over an area of 53.2 square kilometers and distributed around ten parishes: Cela, Dornelas, Guizán, Louredo, Mos, Pereiras, Petelos, Sanguiñeda, Tameiga and Torroso.
From a geographic point of view, Mos has a heterogeneous territory. It includes highlands with mountainous relief around Puxeiros, Peinador and towards the tail end of Galleiro, and lowlands, which border the Louro River, especially around the parish of Louredo. The climate is benign, with fogs during the mornings along the river course and hot summers where temperatures do not reach extremes.
Just as the relief and the river course define the physical geography of the place, the human geography is conditioned by two main roadways that pass through Mos, namely; the N550 (Ferrol-Tui), which enters Mos at Redondela and leaves it at Porriño, and the N120 (Vigo-Logroño), which crosses from Puxeiros to the limits with Porriño. A secondary network of local roads forms the communications network fabric. Peinador airport lies within the areas of Redondela, Vigo and Mos, and has been one of the driving forces of development in this town, where industrial land provided a great economic force, especially after the decade of the seventies with the installation of several ancillary industries related to the automotive and shipbuilding industries.
The rural identity of Mos did not wane despite it becoming industrialized and its proximity to Vigo, and a high percentage of its population is occupied in the secondary sector. The landscape is mostly that of a rural town with little settlements spread out over its ten parishes. They are full of interesting ethnographic elements such as water mills and granaries, little parish churches, many of which are Romanesque, and paths that takes us along riverbanks and ascend up to the highest points within the territory.
In order to trace back the history of Mos, we need to go back in time to the Iron and Bronze ages to find the first signs of human settlements. These are evident through the archaeological sites at Torroso, Petelos, Guizán and practically in all of its parishes. Burial tombs, Celtic houses and dolmens are just some examples of the prehistoric remains that one can find in this town.
During the Middle Ages, Mos was on the Portuguese Pilgrim’s Route to Santiago de Compostela, which explains the great religious architectural heritage. However, this is also a route for exchange of goods between Pontevedra and Tui, the cities between which Mos lies.
From the end of the Modern era, Mos enjoys the condition of marquessate, through a title conferred upon Gabriel de Quirós. This title meant the inclusion amongst the noblest men of Spain starting with the fourth Marquis of Mos, Benito Correa e Sarmiento. The aristocratic manor house of Mos, now restored, was the residence of this noble family, which achieved four marquisates at one time: Mos, Valadares, Vega de Armijo and Ayerbe.
The railway arrived at the end of the 19th century and communications became a lot faster, especially in the parishes of the Louro valley, where the rail route follows the course of the river. Before the end of the second decade of the 20th century, a secondary railway line joined the communications network, which was intended to go from Mondariz to Vigo but stayed only between Vigo and O Porriño, and which crosses Mos from Peinador to Porriño.
The lack of industrial land in Vigo facilitated the economic and industrial expansion of Mos and converted it into a prosperous town, which despite the same did not renounce to the conservation of its natural, ethnographic and architectural heritages.
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 | Aeropuerto
Council: Mos
Localization: Torroso, Peinador. Telephone: 986 486 494 Fax 986 486 788
Two stars. |
 | Alfredo
Council: Mos
Localization: Rans, 57. Telephone: 986 331 008
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 | Besada
Council: Mos
Localization: Peinador, 30. Torroso. Telephone: 986 487 871.
One star guest house with 9 rooms on offer. |
| Bo Luar
Council: Mos
Localization: As viñas, s/n. Telephone: 986 667 237
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| Casa Gallardo
Council: Mos
Localization: Alto de Puxeiros, s/n. Telephone: 986 487 918
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| Castillo 2
Council: Mos
Localization: Carretera Vigo-Madrid, Mos. Telephone 986 333 460
One star. |
| Curuxeira
Council: Mos
Localization: Curuxeira, 9. Telephone: 986 332 350
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   | Dolmens route (Sendero de los dólmenes)
Council: Mos
Localization: Starting point at Pereiras. End of route at Castro do Mirador
The archaeological richness of Mos is such that, rather than propose an individual visit to each of its archaeological sites, one should take all the sites in the one excursion, something that this route allows, namely; the Celtic burial monuments (mamoas) at Peneiras, mámoas at Mercantil, Pedra Cabalaria and near the Saint Cosme Chapel at Saint Colmado heights or Saint Cosme, mámoas at Paredes.A small, 8.5 km, low difficulty route, which is adequate for all age groups. Access to the starting and end points have to be made using own means or by taxi, since public transport is unavailable here. The route passes through Pereiras, the Mercantil Sports Complex, Pedra Cabalaria, San Cosme Chapel, Herville, Camino de Paredes and the Castro do Mirador. |
| El Bosque
Council: Mos
Localization: Peinador, 86. Telephone: 986 487 191
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| El Bosque
Council: Mos
Localization: Avenida de Peinador 99. Telephone: 986 486 050
One star. |
| Estévez
Council: Mos
Localization: Carretera al aeropuerto s/n. Puxeiros. Telephone: 986 487 370
Three star guesthouse with 15 rooms on offer. |
 | Festival dedicated to corn flour pie (Fiesta de la empanada de millo)
Date: First Sunday in June
Council: Mos
Localization: Held at the Sanguiñeda Sports Pavillion.
The feast of the corn flour pie was born in 1995. It has since then consolidated its activity as one of the best opportunities to compete or simply taste a Galician speciality, namely pie made with corn flour - called ""millo"" en Galician.Tasting of the several types of pies made with corn flour. This competition is open to all who want to participate. |
| Festival dedicated to pork elbow (Fiesta del codillo)
Date: First days of November
Council: Mos
Localization: In front of the oak tree park at Santa Eulalia de Mos.
More than 5000 helpings of stewed pork elbows were served during the past festivals. This is served cooked with rice, peas, pepper, onion and garlic. The feast is organised by the Santa Eulalia de Mos Sports |
| González
Council: Mos
Localization: Louredo Pombal, 7. Telephone: 986 338 461
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| Jorge Lorenzo
Council: Mos
Localization: Casalmorto, 55. Telephone: 986 33 842
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| Las Palmeras
Council: Mos
Localization: Avenida do Rebullón, 40. Telephone: 986 487 909
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| Llogo
Council: Mos
Localization: Alto de San Cosme. Telephone: 986 331 336
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 | Mesón Argentino
Council: Mos
Localization: Monte, 82. Telephone: 986 331 920
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 | Mos ancestral home (Pazo de Mos)
Date: 18th century
Council: Mos
Localization: At Santa Eulalia de Mos
House of the marquisate of Mos, a title conferred on Gabriel de Quirós. In the 18th century, the title was included into the Spanish nobility and in 1810 was linked to the marquisate of Valladares. After the death in 1908 of the Marquis of Vega de Armijo (also the Marquis of Mos and of Valadares), who had also presided the Senate, the titles were passed onto his niece MarÃa Vinials, Marquise of Ayerbe, who was the last user in succession of the Soutomaior castle. A square building with three masonry storeys. It was in ruins for many years until it was finally restored. |
 | Mos Round Track (Sendero circular de Mos)
Council: Mos
Localization: Starts at Ponte do Regueiro and ends at the same place.
This route passes through the most interesting places in this municipality, such as the water mills at Corviño and the Bridge on the River (Ponte do Rio).A small itinerary route, medium difficulty and takes approximately 5 hours to cover its 18 km length. It is a circular route, that is, it starts and ends at the same place, meaning that the hiker can travel to the starting point by car and leave by car upon finishing the trajectory. |
 | Pazo de San AntoÃño o San Antonio
Date: 16th to 18th centuries
Council: Mos
Localization: Parish of San Salvador de Louredo
The San Antonio manor house has a coat of arms of the Lanzós and the Taboada lineages to which it was linked ever since the building was built. A stone rectangular two storey building constructed with rubble stones. A stone wall surrounds the building with a crenulated access door. It has a chapel which was built in the 16th century and other parts amongst which is a water mill. |
 | Prehistoric Festival (Festa da Prehistoria)
Date: Second weekend in August
Council: Mos
Localization: Held at A Penacova open-air site, in Santa Eulalia.
The Festa da Prehistoria (Prehistoric Festival) was created along the same lines as the Viking Festival at Catoira and the Festa da Historia (History Festival) in Ribadavia, so that people could have fun, enjoyment and participate therein, and travel in time to pre-historic times, dressed in attire of the time, eating manners, and even reliving activities and social organisation into tribes. It is an enjoyable way to spend a weekend amongst thousands of visitors that arrive from all around Spain. Feast to have fun with gastronomic elements and didactic itineraries through the archaeological remains found within municipal limits. |
 | Saint James Church (Iglesia de Santiago)
Date: 1685
Council: Mos
Localization: Sanguiñeda
The church has architectural elements which are Romanesque of the time in which it was built, meaning that there was an earlier original church at the site on which the present one was built. Parish church of Santiago de Sanguiñeda. It has two sculptures: Virgin with child and another of the apostle St. James. Both indicate to the Marian devotion and the patronage of the Apostle. |
  | Saint Mary's Church (Iglesia de Santa MarÃa)
Date: 12th century
Council: Mos
Localization: Guizán
This is an example of Romanesque with simple decorative elements. What stands out at this church is its cornice sustained by decorative stone canecillos (supports). Romanesque style parish church of Guizán. |
 | The Rose Feast (Festa da Rosa)
Date: Middle of June
Council: Mos
A feast where they have competitions, workshops and other activities around this flower. |
  | Torroso Celtic Settlement (Castro de Torroso)
Date: 7th century BC
Council: Mos
Localization: Torroso parish at its limits with Petelos parish
The Torroso Celtic settlement is fortified with a wall made from rubble. Many materials such as decorated ceramic and steel & bronze elements such as necklaces and a sickle were found there.It was discovered in 1983 and has a perimeter of 238 metres. The elements found at the site indicate to a Celtic settlement from between the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. |
 | Viajes Melytour S.L.
Council: Mos
Localization: Portela, 50. www.melytour.es Tfno. 986 412 003
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   | Watermills route (Sendero de los molinos)
Council: Mos
Localization: Starting point at Fraela. Ends at AtÃn
The ethnographic assets in as far as watermills are concerned have a wide representation in Mos, thanks to the abundant supply of varying grade water flows. From the river Louro, which is a tributary of the river Miño and which crosses the municipality from NE to SW, to streams such as at Perral, Cerqueira and Costa Laceira. This route will let the hiker visit water mills found in this municipality such as: at Senlle, Ansar, Lagoa, Pontepedriña, Costa… however we must point out that the route is not easy since there are uphill stretches and the trip could last more than 7 hours.A medium to high difficulty, 20 km route. It passes through the following places: Fraela, Ponte de Roma, Outeiro, Dornelas, Pedreira, Tameiga, Arroyo Perral, A Porteliña, Sanguiñeda, Agueiro, Casal, RoublÃn, Carballeira, Sequeiros, Arufe and AtÃn. |
| Xantar
Council: Mos
Localization: A Portela de Puxeiros, s/n. Telephone: 986 498 813
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