As a destination, Anllares combines hiking in a natural landscape with cultural and historical points of interest. The view from Miro de Páramo over the Sil Gorge and the villages in the municipality represents one focus on the landscape; the chapel, sculpture and historical connections raise other questions. For your planning, you can first decide whether nature or culture should shape your stay more strongly. You can give the topics whatever weight you choose, without needing to follow a set itinerary.

Hiking and Landscape

In Anllares, you can hike and enjoy the natural landscape. Miro de Páramo offers an excellent view over the Sil Gorge and the villages in the municipality. The gorge and villages make the viewpoint a distinctive landscape feature. Lago del Miro is a beautiful lake of glacial origin. The two features offer different perspectives: at Miro de Páramo, the view over the gorge and villages is what matters; at the lake, it is its glacial formation. The viewpoint can thus provide a broad perspective on the landscape, while the lake offers a geological perspective. If you plan to hike, check trail conditions before setting out, as they can change.

Chapel, Art and Local History

The present-day chapel, dedicated to Saint Bernardino, was built using the site and some materials of the former chapel. Its location and the reuse of materials create a tangible architectural continuity. Another cultural facet is the Virgen gótica de Anllares, a gilded wooden sculpture in the popular Gothic style of the late 13th century. The chapel points to building history and reuse; the sculpture, as a single work with an art-historical classification, offers a different perspective. Anllares is also associated with the house of the former Queen of León, Doña Urraca. South of Anllares is a circular Castro; the village also has examples of popular architecture from the 18th century. The cultural references therefore span the late 13th to the 18th centuries and include different forms of architecture, sculpture and archaeological heritage.

Points of Interest in the Municipality

In the municipality of Páramo del Sil stands the Casa de la Indiana, a manor house dating from the 18th century. San Bernardo is also celebrated at municipal level on May 20, and Las Nieves on August 5. These add further architectural and festive topics in the municipality to the points of interest associated with Anllares.

A Festive Date on the Calendar

A custom associated with a festive date has also been recorded for the Virgen gótica de Anllares: a municipal description documents the tradition of taking the sculpture to its sanctuary on August 5, its feast day. August 5 therefore appears in two different contexts: as the feast day of the Virgen gótica de Anllares and as the date of Las Nieves in the municipality of Páramo del Sil. If a festival date is important to your trip, check the current dates and arrangements in advance.

For the broader travel overview: Páramo Del Sil.