Limia River
The Lima ( Galician LIMIA; port. Rio Lima; span Río Lima ) is a river on the Iberian peninsula with a length of 108 km.
It is formed by the confluence of several source streams between Vilariño Frio and Bresmaus, about 30 km southeast of Ourense in the Spanish province of Ourense. On the 41 km long stretch of the Galician river carries several different local common names, such as Talariño, Freixo or Mourenzo. It crosses in Galicia, among others Xinzo de Limia (or Ginzo de Limia ), from where it got its official name.
The Lima crosses at Lindoso the Spanish- Portuguese border, the towns of Ponte da Barca and flows through Ponte de Lima and ends after another 67 km to Viana do Castelo in the Atlantic.
The Romans called " Lethe ", clustered round the Lima in classical mythology legends as a river of forgetfulness and treachery. This myth was destroyed in 137 BC by the Roman proconsul Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus when the river prevented the advance of his troops. He crossed him alone and called his soldiers one after the other by name. The soldiers, amazed that the general had kept his memory crossed, reassured the river and so destroyed the myth of Lethe.
Places along the river
- Lindoso
- Parada ( Arcos de Valdevez )
- Vila Nova da MUIA
- Santa Cruz do Lima
- Gandra (Ponte de Lima)
- Nogueira (Ponte da Barca )
- Xinzo de Limia
- Ponte da Barca
- Ponte de Lima
- Viana do Castelo