2025Artistic Heritage - Church of San Salvador de Vilar das Donas, Palas de Rei Lugo, Revellín Gate, Logroño - Set

In 2025, two stamps dedicated to Spain's artistic heritage will be issued: the Church of San Salvador de Vilar das Donas, in Palas de Rei (Lugo), and the Revellín Gate (Logroño). The name "Vilar das Donas," translated into Spanish as "Place of the Ladies," comes from "Vilar," meaning houses with farmland, a typical medieval settlement, and "Donas," referring to some of its first tenants. The parish of Vilar das Donas is one of the 43 parishes in the Palas de Rei Municipality, in the "A Ulloa" region. It lies at an altitude ranging from 600 to 700 meters and covers an area of ​​approximately 10 square kilometers. Its population of just over 100 is spread across 22 towns or villages, with a few more remaining uninhabited. Its history is linked to that of its Monastery, built around the year 1140 on what was a small Chapel called San Lorenzo, founded by the parents of Juan Arias, of the Arias Pérez de Monterroso family, of the Sirgal Castle. At first it is believed that it was a Monastery of Bernardine Nuns. In 1184 or 1194 it was donated to the Order of Santiago by Juan Arias and in 1382 it was taken under the protection of King John I.