FestiLonia: Music by the Lonia River

FestiLonia is a family-run, non-profit initiative that promotes culture, especially music, in the Lonia neighborhood of Ourense.

It offers a series of concerts throughout the summer in an open, natural setting by the Lonia River. The intimate and personal format, relaxed atmosphere, and limited capacity are exclusive to members of the Saramaganta Association.

To attend the concerts, you must be a member of the association and send an email to informacion[at]saramaganta.info informing us that you will be attending the event you are interested in.

If you'd like to become a member, you can write to us and we'll send you the relevant information and the membership application form for you to sign and return to us.

The Neighborhood and the Lonia River

Lonia is a neighborhood in Ourense named after the river that runs through it. The Lonia is the most important tributary of the Miño River in Ourense. It originates in the municipality of Nogueira de Ramuín, passes through Pereiro de Aguiar, and flows into the Miño in the municipality of Ourense.

You can walk alongside it in several parts of the river's course, although possibly the most famous route is the one called "The mills of the Lonia River," where you can enjoy a testimony of this type of traditional Galician engineering.

Additionally, the Lonia River forms two famous reservoirs, Cachamuíña and Castadón. Near the latter, you will find the Natural Archaeological Complex of Santomé: a castro inhabited between the 1st century BC and the 5th century AD, showcasing the fusion of castrexa and Roman culture.