The house is placed in an area flowed through the Tambre river, very close to the river beach of Tapia and to the village of Ponte Maceira, a place famous for its monuments like the medieval bridge built in the XIII Century using the colums of the Roman one.
Not very far we find Torres de Altamira, a medieval tower wich was the residence of the Altamira Count, one of the most influential families from the Galician nobility, especially releated with the Cathedral of Santiago during the Middle Ages. At the present time there are only the ruins of the old castle –built on a celtic village- with a fantastic view of the Valley.
Amaía area is also well known for its thermal waters, discovered by the Romans. In the XIX Century the bourgeoisie from Santiago were atracted by the hot springs, building magnificient houses where they went to rest.