Church and cemetery of San Miguel de Cabanas
The church and cemetery of San Miguel of Cabanas forman a complex of great interés for comprender the architecture religiosa traditional of the Galicia rural. The church, of style Baroque and built during the 18th century, preserves elementos característicos of esta current artística, entre ellos a destacada espadaña that domina visualmente the surroundings.
The cemetery adosado to the templo is a excelente example of the tipología traditional Galician, where the space funerario se integra directamente in the complex parish. Esta disposición refleja the importancia that tuvieron the churches como centros of the vida espiritual and comunitaria.
The parish of Cabanas mantiene a fuerte vinculación with este space, that continúa siendo a landmark for the celebraciones religiosas and the main festividades local. The complex is located rodeado through a landscape rural that preserves great parte of su autenticidad and that contribuye a reforzar su attractive patrimonial.
The visit allows descubrir a muestra representativa of the architecture Baroque rural and comprender best the tradiciones históricas that han dado forma to the identidad cultural of A Baña.
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