Autumn Equinox 2009
Lapa de Gargantáns, Moraña
We went out into the countryside between Santiago and Pontevedra in search of the menhir "Lapa de Gargantans" (meaning either Limpet of 'Gargantans' or possibly the Big-throated Limpet!). We got lost (as usual!) and decided to head to the nearest small town and see if we could find our way from there. We were amazed to see dozens of enormous signposts all over the place! "Wow!" - we said to each other, because signs are normally few and far between for these things.
When we got to a shabby carpark, we saw a farmer and asked him were it was - "just over that ridge". We walked a couple of hundred metres and there it was - about half the size we'd been expecting! It was still a nice one - and a beautiful shape - but no more than 2m in height, where it had once been over 3 and a half. The photos we'd seen made it seem much bigger, and with it being so well signposted too, we left feeling a little disappointed. But it was in a beautiful location, and worth a visit.
Vic
We went out into the countryside between Santiago and Pontevedra in search of the menhir "Lapa de Gargantans" (meaning either Limpet of 'Gargantans' or possibly the Big-throated Limpet!). We got lost (as usual!) and decided to head to the nearest small town and see if we could find our way from there. We were amazed to see dozens of enormous signposts all over the place! "Wow!" - we said to each other, because signs are normally few and far between for these things.
When we got to a shabby carpark, we saw a farmer and asked him were it was - "just over that ridge". We walked a couple of hundred metres and there it was - about half the size we'd been expecting! It was still a nice one - and a beautiful shape - but no more than 2m in height, where it had once been over 3 and a half. The photos we'd seen made it seem much bigger, and with it being so well signposted too, we left feeling a little disappointed. But it was in a beautiful location, and worth a visit.Vic
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