The Torres de Cereixo manor is one of the most impressive country houses on the Costa da Morte, standing on a small peninsula that juts out into the estuary and overlooks the picturesque fishing village of Porto de Cereixo, in the parish of Santiago de Cereixo, municipality of Vimianzo. Two battlemented towers linked by a central stone building give this manor-house the look of a small fortress, although it has mostly served as a stately residence, as described by the official entries of Turismo de Galicia and the local Vimianzo council website.
The current layout of the Torres de Cereixo dates mainly from the 17th century, when the Carantoña family and other powerful Galician noble lineages transformed the former coastal stronghold into a manor with a remarkable heraldic display. Above the entrance arch there is a large stone bearing several coats of arms, where names such as Montenegro, Bermúdez, Castro de Lemos, Soutomaior, Mendoza or Figueroa can be traced, turning the façade into a true open-air “heraldry lesson” by the estuary, as highlighted in the article on the historic and artistic complex of Cereixo.
Today it is a privately owned property that cannot be visited inside, but its designation as a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC) ensures the protection of this emblem of the Costa da Morte. A short walk around the area offers fine views of the manor, the Romanesque church of Santiago de Cereixo and the footbridge over the río das Horas, a scenic ensemble that the Turismo de Galicia blog describes as one of Vimianzo’s most delightful hidden corners, where landscape, history and the Jacobean routes come together.
