San Martiño


San Martiño is a small island off the north coast of Galician, Spain, at the mouth of the Sor river and the beginning of Ría of O Barqueiro.
It is formed from a meander of the Sor river.
The island belongs to the parish of As Negradas, municipality of O Vicedo.

History

The island had a Celtic settlement on the hill in the middle of the island. This settlement is called "Cova dos Mouros" by the local people.
During the Middle Ages there was a Benedictine convent that lasted until the 15th century, Maria Vizoso being its last prioress.
It was a fertile, well-cultivated soil. Nowadays it is the island with the most forest mass in all of Europe.