Carreira (officially, San Paio de Carreira) is one of the nine parishes (along with Aguiño, Artes, Castiñeiras, Corrubedo, Oleiros, Olveira, Palmeira, and Ribeira) of the municipality of
Santa Uxía de Ribeira,
Galicia,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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The parish includes the settlements of Agro da Cuña, A Aldea Vella, As Bouzas, Os Buxos, Campos de Abaixo, Campos de Arriba, A Capela, Carreiriña, As Cartas, Casalnovo, Castro, Covelo, O Cruce, A Estrada, A Fieiteira, A Filgueira, Frións, A Graña, A Granxa, Laxes, Liboi, A Mámoa, Montevixán, O Outeiro, Parte ó Río, Pé do Corniño, As Pedriñas, A Pedrosa, O Quinteiro, A Revolta, O Rueiro, Sabartán, Sampaio, Sobreira, O Vilar, and Vixán.
Images of the Parish of Carreira
Image:Capela da Guia.jpg, Chapel of Nosa Señora da Guía
Image:Capela de San Roque da Granxa.jpg, Chapel of San Roque da Granxa
Image:Castro do Porto de Baixo.jpg, Celtic Hill-fort of Porto de Baixo
Image:Horreo en Sampaio.jpg, Hórreo
An ''hórreo'' is a typical granary from the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula (Asturias, Galicia, where it might be called a Galician granary, and Northern Portugal), built in wood or stone, raised from the ground (to keep rodents out) by pi ...
in Sampaio
Image:Igrexa de San Paio.jpg, Sampaio church
Image:Lagoa de Vixan.jpg, Vixán lagoon
Image:Monte da Cida.jpg, View from Mount A Cidá
Image:Muinho de Cochas.jpg, Old watermill
Image:Praia de Anquieiro.jpg, Anquieiro beach
Image:Praia do Vilar.jpg, O Vilar beach
Image:Casalnovo.jpg, Casalnovo
Image:CIELGA.jpg, C.I.E.L.G.A. Natural Park
External links
Official home pageMunicipality of Ribeira Official webpage
Province of A Coruña
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