The small Spanish town that fascinated Olivia Newton-John is a haven of peace to return to again and again.

Olivia Newton-John’s death is one of the worst news of 2022, but the actress and singer left us such a legacy that it doesn’t just include cinema. her iconic looks greaseHis magnificent voice and example of struggle are some of the gifts we will always carry with us.

Recalling the life we ​​met small town in Ribeira Sacra meant a lot to him. Visited in the summer of 2019 as her sister bought a tiny house there. ideal city to escape the heatwave and come again and again.

Pantón: nature and Romanesque architecture in love with Olivia Newton-John

Pantón is located south of Lugo and in the heart of Ribera Sacra.one of our favorite places to take a walk and an area with some The best crossings and suspension bridges in Spain.

Its borders are marked by water, particularly the Miño, Cabe and Sil rivers, which make it the Galician “Mesopotamia”. Peña Pombeira, an impressive landscape of pure nature that we can admire from its highest point, is just over 700 meters high.

Where some of the simplest are separated by numerous hiking trails that take us to places as diverse as the mysterious tombs of Preguntoiro, the Augacaída waterfall or the Aguas Santas spa (Pantón Council’s web page you detailed some of the best routes).

However, it is not impressive due to the brand new Galician nature that never ceases to impress us with wonders. Cies Islandsbut it does so with Romanesque architecture. Pantón’s Romanesque churches belonged to monasteries with their origins in the Middle Ages.

For example, the Cistercian Convent in Divino Salvador has a seashell-vaulted Romanesque church from the 12th century, with a single rectangular nave and a semicircular dome. The monastery, in its name, was built in the 16th century and is in the Renaissance style.

San Miguel de Eiré was part of a women’s convent of the Benedictine order, and its current church is Romanesque from the 12th century. Another example is Santo Estevo de Atán, a church on the left bank of the Miño River where murals from the 15th and 16th centuries are preserved.

But there is much more. On the right bank of the Sil River is San Vicente de Pombeiro, built at the beginning of the 13th century and located in the middle of nature, or the magnificent San Fiz de Cangas, which until the end of the century belonged to a Benedictine nunnery. 15th century.

Spend a summer in Galicia always a good idea and this beautiful little town is one of those places to come back to Every time life in the city stresses us out.

Photos | istock, Pantonal Council