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The town of
Ribadavia (town pop. 3,365, municipality 5,540, area of municipality 20.2 km²) is located in the southwest of the province of
Ourense, Autonomous Community of
Galicia,
Spain. The urban area lies on the right bank of the Miño (see Portuguese
Minho) and the last course of the
Avia. It is considered to be the capital of the comarca of the
Ribeiro. Near highway N-120 (Ourense to Vigo) and the motorway called Autovia das Rias Baixas, it's 25 km from the provincial capital and 80 km from
Vigo.
The town was declared a
Historical Artistic Site in
1947. Near the Campo da Feira, one can find the ruins of the castle of the Sarmientos, the
Counts of Ribadavia, dating from the
fifteenth century. It still preserves the interior, towers and the walls. Parts of the walls that surrounded the town are also still standing. Inside the old quarter (casco antiguo), one can visit the main square (Praza Maior) with interesting buildings like the sixteenth century town hall. There are also buildings remaining from what was once a large
Jewish quarter, including a
synagogue.
All the economic life of the comarca of the Ribeiro has centered on, since the
twelfth century, the vines first brought by the monks of
Cluny who accompanied the first count of Galicia,
Raymond of Burgundy. Today, the
wine is commercialised as
Denominación de Origen Ribeiro. (
Demarcated Origen Ribeiro)
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