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Monterrei

Village

Monterrei (Spanish: Monterrey), is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Verín.

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Monterrei is well known for its castle, built in the 10th century. The Mexican city of Monterrey was named in honour of Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey, as well as the American city of Monterey.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Monterrei
Province
Ourense
Autonomous community
Galicia
Population (INE 2025)
2,403
Altitude
511 m
Area (IGN)
118 km²
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What to see

  1. 1Castillo de Monterrey
  2. 2As Minas das Frechas
  3. 3Capela de San Salvador
  4. 4Castro da Cerca
  5. 5Castro de Lobarzán
  6. 6Igrexa de San Cristovo
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: Camino Sanabrés por Verín
  2. 2MTB: Mtb Camino Sanabrés por Verín
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Photo gallery

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Foto: Elisardojm (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • 5 places to stayIllustrative photo · Unsplash

    Accommodation

    5 places to stay in Monterrei

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  • 2 restaurantsIllustrative photo · David Adam Kess · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    2 restaurants in Monterrei

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  • 2 experiencesIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    2 experiences in Monterrei

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 988 41 80 02
    • Official website: www.monterrei.es
    • Email: concellomonterrei@yahoo.es

Services and transport

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes68 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, petrol stations, banks, ATMs, supermarkets, post office, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, secondary school, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Monterrei Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Monterrei

5 registered places to stay

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