During your vacation at Casa das Xacias, you can go on an excursion to the Sil Canyon, just 40 kilometers away, where this river surprises us along its last 25 kilometers with that spectacular deep rock gorge before flowing into the Miño River.

To visit the Sil Canyon from Casa das Xacias, we recommend you go through Monforte de Lemos. There you can visit the Ribeira Sacra Wine Center and discover the wine culture of this land through its people. The center is also a tourist information office.

In these canyons, as in the case of the Miño, the abrupt orography has been used to produce hydraulic energy, which means that the Sil water descends calmly and is passable for boats. What better way to get to know Sil than on board a catamaran or other boats that offer personalized experiences?

If you don’t feel like sailing, another way to discover these canyons is visiting its spectacular viewpoints, located on both banks. Its located in the highest areas allow visualizing the embedded path of the River monasteries, vineyards or waterfalls. A perfect plan could be a family picnic next to the Cadeiras Viewpoint, where there is a sanctuary and a recreational area with tables, barbecues and swings. The Capela Viewpoint is also great for a picnic with your partner or friends: here you can enjoy wonderful views. An unforgettable experience can be the sunset at the Santiorxo Viewpoint or O Boqueiriño Viewpoint, from which you will be able to observe on the opposite shore how our star hides betweenthe chestnut trees of the Monastery of Santa Cristina de Ribas de Sil.

But if what you like is avant-garde design, we recommend you visit the Cividade Viewpoint, inaugurated in 2012 on behalf of the Galician Center for Contemporary Art after a few days of intervention and improvement of the landscape. Built on an almost vertical slope with 30 meters in length in steel and pine, it is the work of the architect Isabel Aguirre.