Tordoia: Nature, Hiking Routes and Cultural Heritage

For a trip to Tordoia, nature, hiking and culture can each be a different focus. The municipality offers several specific points of interest that cannot be reduced to just one kind of excursion. If you are looking for a hotel in Tordoia, first consider which theme you want to shape your stay: marked hiking routes, connections with nature, or cultural and gastronomic aspects. These individual themes can help you consciously define the character of your trip.

Nature, from protected status to biodiversity

The natural area of the Río Tambre in Tordoia is designated as a Site of Community Importance in the Natura 2000 network. This designation therefore refers to a specific protected-area status. The Vilagudín Reservoir offers a different connection with nature: it is an area with protected wildlife and a wide variety of species. The two aspects can be distinguished—the official designation of the Río Tambre area and the wildlife at the reservoir. If you would like to include nature in your trip planning, you can decide whether you are more interested in protected-area status or biodiversity.

Hiking routes and recreational area

The marked hiking routes in Tordoia are the Ruta de Bardaos a Castenda and the Ruta de Santaia a Cabaleiros. Both belong to the same activity category, but they are two separately named routes. This gives you two specific options for a trip focused on hiking. Another kind of leisure activity is offered by the Área recreativa da Folgueira in the parish of Anxeriz. The recreational area is freely accessible and has sports and leisure facilities. This is not another named hiking route, but a recreational area with facilities. If you would like to include active leisure in your plans, distinguishing between the routes and the freely accessible area can help you weigh your interests more precisely.

Culture, heritage and gastronomy

The cultural program of the municipality of Tordoia includes the Romaría galega da Pontraga. At the Dolmen de Cabaleiros, remains of the burial mound, or mámoa, have been preserved. These remains provide a specific point of reference for the cultural heritage theme: the burial mound itself is part of what has been preserved at the Dolmen de Cabaleiros. The Xornada Gastronómica Grelo de Anxeriz offers a gastronomic perspective: it was held for the 14th time in 2026. The 14th edition shows that the event is recurring and provides a specific time reference for this gastronomic connection. The three examples each highlight something different: the municipal cultural program, preserved cultural heritage, and a gastronomic event with a specifically dated edition.

Themes for planning your trip

When planning your trip, the event date is a different consideration from the permanently preserved remains at the dolmen. If you would like to plan your trip around a particular edition of the Xornada, check its dates. Nature and hiking, by contrast, can be considered in terms of the designated areas and routes.

For the broader travel overview: A Coruña.