Allariz · ES
Ecoespazo O Rexo
Ecoespazo O Rexo is one of the most quietly original places in rural Galicia: a large open-air artwork by the Basque artist Agustín Ibarrola set on the banks of the Arnoia river, fused with a genuinely working farm and cheesery. Rather than being a museum that simply displays objects, it is a living project in the Allariz Biosphere Reserve, where land art, grazing sheep, cheese-making and environmental education all share the same landscape.
Running since the year 2000, the site was created to reverse rural depopulation and the abandonment of farmland around Allariz. Overgrown plots were cleared, new pastures were opened in the Valverde valley, and a flock of Latxa ewes—brought from the Basque Country—now supplies the milk behind the celebrated Queixo do Rexo. Visiting here means walking through a piece of social-economy art in motion, where culture, agriculture and nature conservation are deliberately intertwined.