It is, without doubt, the most mythical mountain in Galicia, although Monte Pindo is much more than just mythology. Geologically speaking, it’s a granite mass declared a Place of Geological Interest that, together with the beach of Carnota, makes up the natural area of Carnota-Monte Pindo – Site of Community Importance included in the Natura 2000 Network.
The highest point of Monte Pindo is A Moa. Located at 627 metres above sea level, it provides a natural viewpoint offering spectacular views of the entire coastline.
The ascent to this point is through a rocky landscape, where wind and water have created whimsical zoomorphic forms and figures that have inspired a vast mythology.
The best-known among the many legends is the one created by the writer Ramón Otero Pedrayo, who christened Monte Pindo the Celtic Olympus.
The slopes of Monte Pindo are home to a unique, protected tree species, Querqus lusitanica – a kind of dwarf oak that usually only reaches a height of a metre and a half, and grows exclusively in this kind of terrain.
