Andina Caves

Only guided tours are allowed. Reservations required: 619 368 169. We recommend the use of appropriate footwear for a medium-difficulty dirt track.

They are located 8 km from A Caridá, in the village of Andía, in the parish of Arancedo.

How to get there: from A Caridá, take the FR-1 towards Arancedo (6 km), then take the turning to the left towards As Covas da Andía (2 km).

Developed on Lower Cambrian marble, this is a karstic area that gives rise to a semi-enclosed valley whose waters flow into the river Mazo. Calcareous pinnacles, escarpments and caves emerge on a humid meadow floor. On the rocky outcrops grow forests of oak, laurel and strawberry trees, and the abundant and dense vegetation means that it is barely visible from the outside. Its relief is due to the combined action of natural phenomena and above all to a strong mining activity in Roman times, aimed at obtaining gold.