My tip“Entrance to the cloisters is free. You can have lunch at the hotel café. Forest trails start from the monastery.”
A huge Benedictine monastery with three arcaded cloisters hanging above the Sil river valley, converted into a “parador” hotel. The largest and most important monastery in the Ribeira Sacra area.
Easy to reach, needs a car
Two hours from Santiago; the car park is 600 m away with a free small bus, or you can walk down.
Address
Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil, 32164 Ourense
Its location on our map is being checked