Montealegre is the beautiful name given to the large forest park in Ourense, a mountain always bathed in sunlight that borders the city to the east and overlooks the valley where three rivers merge. Alongside the smoke hills that rise towards the sky during the Magostos, perhaps its most characteristic image is that of its gentle pines: it is the northwesternmost Mediterranean forest in all of Europe.

Perhaps the best link between the park and the city is its viewpoint, next to the Montealegre cross, from where we can see the entire valley and the urban development in one of the most beautiful panoramas of the city. Next to the viewpoint, a strategically placed bench has earned the title of the «most beautiful in Ourense».