Ethnography

FOREST HOUSE

FOREST HOUSE

Discover the ruins of the first forest house in the province of Pontevedra, a rehabilitation project underway to house an interpretation centre.
In Alto da Portela, and belonging to the parish of Loureza, are the ruins of what was the first forestry house in the province of Pontevedra, the Casa Forestal de A Valga, built in the first decade of the last century and which served as a home for the guards. It was designed by the prestigious engineer Rafael Areses. It is currently being restored to house the Serra da Groba Interpretation Centre.