© ParadoresDe Lemos Restaurant, at the Parador de Monforte
What to order: home-made empanada, pulpo á feira and the caramelised filloa
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Day itinerary · 42.42° N · 7.48° W
An El Greco, locomotives and a tasting, in Monforte, an hour from Lugo.
A Sunday without mountain roads: the Railway Museum, the picture gallery of the Antigua college with El Greco, lunch at the Parador and a tasting at the Wine Centre.
Leaving from
Part of Ribeira Sacra and the Sil canyonUnusual places to stay in Spain
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Total time8 h
By car45 min each way
On footAll within Monforte
DifficultyEasy
Cost€55–85 pp
When it rainsWorks just the same
SessionsCollege at 12:45 and 16:45
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Ourense 45 min by car
from Lugo via the LU-546; from Ourense via the N-120
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Galicia Railway Museum, in Monforte
€5 · open on Sunday 10:00 to 14:00
- 6 min by car3 km
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Colegio de Nuestra Señora de la Antigua and its Grecos
12:45 guided tour · €5 · confirm on 667 925 072
- 3 min by car1,7 km
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De Lemos Restaurant, at the Parador de Monforte
Restaurante De Lemos, at the Parador · lunches 13:30 to 16:00
Plaza Luis de Góngora y Argote, s/n, 27400 Monforte de Lemos · +34 982 418 484
Restaurant €€€Book - 15 min on foot
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Ribeira Sacra Wine Centre, in Monforte
walk down to the centre · 18:00 tasting with one wine, €3, with booking
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Back home
In Lugo or Ourense around 19:30
Approximate cost
About €35–60 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Galicia Railway Museum, in Monforte
Monforte de Lemos is the gateway to the Ribeira Sacra, and also a place with a Sunday of its own, without bends or landing stages: a train museum, a college with a hundred-metre façade and paintings by El Greco, a Parador at the top of the hill and the centre that explains the local wine. It works in the rain and with children.
The day, hour by hour
10:00 · Set off. From Lugo, a little under an hour on the LU-546; from Ourense, about 50 minutes on the N-120.
11:00 · Railway Museum. Monforte was the great railway junction of inland Galicia. Steam and diesel locomotives and carriages that you see up close, next to the station. €5.
12:45 · Colegio de Nuestra Señora de la Antigua. The Galician Escorial: a guided visit to the church and to the picture gallery in the old sacristy, with El Greco and Andrea del Sarto. €5.
14:00 · Lunch at the Parador. The De Lemos restaurant, in the monastery of San Vicente do Pino, with a view of the keep: pulpo á feira, empanada de raxo and filloas.
16:30 · Stroll and tasting. Walk down to the centre and finish at the Ribeira Sacra Wine Centre, with a museum that explains the vines of the Sil and the Miño. The 18:00 tasting, with one wine, costs €3; book it.
18:30 · Head home.
Time1 h
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
© Paradores
O Castelo, restaurant of Adega Algueira
What to order: the Galician caldo and the Caurel kid, or the €49 wine-tourism menu with four house wines
Vértigo
What to order: the Esencia menu if it is your first time; dishes without meat or fish, only on the menú carta
Open at midday; closed Tuesday and Wednesday
Vía Romana Tavern
What to order: a house mencía with some tapas, before or after the winery visit
In summer, Thursday to Sunday
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Ribeira Sacra and the Sil canyon
All year, also in the rain. In November 2026 the Antigua college opens on Sundays at 12:45 and 16:45. The Parador is closed from 3 January to 1 March 2027: on those days eat somewhere else.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Confirm the sessions
The college's hours change with the season: call 667 925 072.
- 2Check the month's guide
Monforte's tourist office publishes the hours of everything each month.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does the day cost?
Museum, €5; college, €5; tasting, €3; and lunch at the Parador, €35 to €60.
Is it a good plan in the rain?
Yes: the museum, college and Wine Centre are all under cover.
And with children?
The Railway Museum is for them. The college, better with teenagers.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.