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Hórreos are mainly found in the Northwest of Spain (Galicia and Asturias) and Northern Portugal. There are two main types of hórreo, rectangular-shaped, the more extended, usually found in Galicia and coastal are… See more
Hórreo - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Hórreo viene del latín horreum (a su vez del griego, ὡρεῖον, ṓreion, 'granero'), que designaba a un edificio en el que se guardaban frutos del campo, sobre todo el grano.
Durante el Imperio el término horreum se empleaba para cualquier lugar destinado a conservar cosas de cualquier naturaleza, ya fuera vino (horrea vi…Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins
What is an Horreo? - Andaspain Walking Adventures
Aug 19, 2016 · What is an horreo? This is a question we often hear as we walk across northern Spain along the Camino de Santiago. It is a query about the raised, narrow and long buildings, often topped with a cross, scattered across …
Galician Horreos - the traditional granaries - Galicia Tips - All …
Horréos are ancient stone and wood structures that store grain, vegetables, and corn in Galicia. Learn about their history, architecture, and where to see them in different regions and styles.
Camino Culture: The Galician Hórreo | CaminoWays.com
Apr 10, 2023 · Learn about the hórreos, rectangular granaries that store food crops in rural Galicia. Discover their history, styles, names and locations along the Camino de Santiago routes.
Galicia, the land of the 30,000 hórreos – Tourism of …
Dec 20, 2020 · Learn about the hórreos, traditional constructions to store food in Galicia, and their different types, names and locations. Discover some of the most impressive and emblematic hórreos in the community, such as A Merca, …
Hórreo - Eating Asturias
Oct 23, 2022 · Just as fabada and Cabrales cheese are the most well-known tastes of Asturias, the hórreo is the most well-known image of Asturias. Much like the barn is the image of the …
The Hórreo - Singular Symbol of Spain - Kuriositas
Jun 5, 2022 · The length of the hórreo is dependent on how much corn the local area produced, so they can be anything from four meters to one which is an incredible 35 meters in Carnota (above).Although structures with similar if not …
Photo Post: Hórreos, or Galician Countryside Corncribs
Dec 12, 2014 · The Galician Hórreo // Pronounced "OE-rray-oe," these corncribs/granaries have a granite frame, wooden walls, and clay tile roofs and hold grains and veggies after the harvest. They're on stilts to keep the rats …
Granaries - GALICIA
But if you think you know what they look like, wait until you have seen these… The one in Carnota which measures 35 metres in length and declared a National Monument. The hones in Piornedo, in the Ancares mountains, which seem to …