The origins of Vilagarcía go back to the middle of the 15th century, when the nobleman García de Caamaño grants, in a letter, many benefits, advantages and exemptions to the residents of what he calls “my harbour and place”. Those first dwellings were built in the district of O Castro, origin of what we know, nowadays, as Vilagarcía. Nevertheless, the inhabitation of the municipality started many centuries before. Os Ballotes figures, carved on stone, are the most important remains (2nd millenium BC). The figures showed in Os Ballotes include three moving deer; some deer carrying a circle -which has been interpreted as the solar circle- on their back; and another scene in which we can see an anthropomorphic figure riding an animal. The best moment to go and see these representations is at dusk, because the lines of the drawings are much more visible with the low light of the twilight.

“Pazos” are one of the most important examples of the monumental richness de Vilagarcía. “Pazos” are noble houses that combine the architectural beauty with other elements that point out their linking with the country power: chapels, barns, vineyards, etc. Conceived as a centre of control of the agricultural properties of the noblemen, the oldest pazos include defensive constructions, while the more recent ones incorporate decorative elements.