The Terra Chá is the agricultural heartland of inland Lugo province — a wide, almost completely flat plateau of hayfields, dairy farms, and small villages connected by narrow roads lined with stone walls and eucalyptus. It is not dramatic scenery by Galician standards, but it has a quiet, pastoral quality that contrasts sharply with the crowded coastal tourist trail.
The upper Miño river rises in the Terra Chá and is small enough here that you can step across it in places. The villages are largely depopulated but the farmhouses are well-maintained, and the area makes for good cycling if you have a bike: the terrain is genuinely flat and the traffic light. Wednesday and Saturday are the best days to explore, when the local markets bring the villages briefly back to life.