Monastery
Monastery of Santa María de Melón
Melón · Ourense · 1142
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Melón is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Ribeiro. It has a population of 1582 (Spanish 2006 Census) and an area of 53.22 km².
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Facts
What it is Monumento · Mosteiro cistercense
Dedicated to Santa María
Ceased 1835
Protected as Ben de Interese Cultural
Elevation here ≈ 460 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Ribadavia, 7.1 km away
People in the municipality 1,079 (2025) · IGE
Getting there by bus
- Melón280 m awayVigo E.I.-Ourense E.I. (por Ponteareas) · Ourense E.I.-A Cortella (cruzamento) · Ourense E.I.-A Cortella (cruzamento) · Covas (casa Manolo)-A Cortella (cruzamento) · Covas (casa Manolo)-A Cortella (cruzamento) · IES de Ribadavia-Melón
- Melón420 m awayVigo E.I.-Ourense E.I. (por Ponteareas)
- O Coruxal (cruzamento)557 m awayOurense E.I.-A Cortella (cruzamento) · Ourense E.I.-A Cortella (cruzamento)
Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.
