More than two thousand years ago, the Galicians worshiped numerous Celtic gods and, among them, Breogán stood out, whom they continued to raise altars in his honor until the fall of the Roman Empire in the place of The Facho of Donón, in Cangas (Galicia, Spain).
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| The Facho of Donón Galicia Spain |
The Galician word “facho”, and the term “donón” was a word of possible Celtic origin that meant “stone enclosure”. Monte do Facho is located Donón, in the parish of O Hío (Cangas), on the so-called Costa de la Vela or Soavela, a short distance from the westernmost point of the O Morraz peninsula. Its magnificent geographical and strategic location made it inhabited by various civilizations since ancient times.
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| The Facho of Donón Galicia Spain |
The Facho of Donón, located at the western end of the O Morrazo peninsula, occupies a promontory that stands out in the landscape, raised above the sea on a cliff of more than 180 meters, and with a great visual domain over the ocean and the Cies and Ons islands. Belonging to the parish of Santo André de Hío, it houses an exceptional and unique archaeological zone in the peninsular context. Its great value is justified, mainly, by the existence of a remarkable sanctuary in which altars-stela (a kind of votive offerings) dedicated to the same god, Berobreo (Breogán), related to death and the afterlife, were deposited for centuries. the 'Alén' or Paradise that the Celtic culture places on an island, like the legend of Avalon (The Facho of Donón is located precisely in front of the Cíes and Ons, and, like another ancient Galician sanctuary,