Carmina Mine Route

Samartín - Samartín 9,42

The route begins in Samartín, before crossing the bridge that crosses the river with the same name we can find the parish church of the village from 1828, next to it the hórreo Curón whose roof is a mixture of slate and thatch. On the other side of the street we find the palace of the Guzmanes, which still has its entrance with a baroque coat of arms. If we cross this entrance we find the Town Hall, the doctor's surgery and between the two, another hórreo (granary). Continuing along the route, once we have crossed the bridge, we head towards Mount Marón, continuing along the path, leaving the village behind us.

Once on Mount Marón, where we will find tree species such as birch and oak, when we come to a turning we follow the path straight on and we will come to a geodesic point from which we can see the council of San Martín de Oscos, as well as Santa Eulalia de Oscos, Illano, Grandas de Salime, Pesoz and A Fonsagrada (Lugo), thus having a great view of the surrounding area.

Returning to the crossroads, take the signposted path that leads to the Carmina Mine through a pine forest. The mine was exploited during the 50s and 60s, extracting minerals such as silver, zinc and lead. From here we have two possibilities, returning to the detour by which we arrived at the mine, if we take the path on the right we will arrive at the village of A Escuita. However, if you want to return to Samartín from the mine, follow the path that was used by the previous cable car to the village of Vilarín de Tresmonte, where you can visit the chapel of Santa Engracia and continue on to Samartín.