DAY 1: MON
SANTIAGO
- Arrival to
SANTIAGO
DE COMPOSTELA the end of the Pilgrims` way
- Your private driver/guide will meet & greet you at the Airport or train
station depending which way you arrive.
- Transfer to hotel
- Check into hotel anytime after 2:00pm
- On this evening we meet in the hotel lobby (meeting time: 7:30pm)
-
GALICIA
tour orientation meeting with your private driver/guide
- Enjoy a "Galician Welcome Dinner" in the beautiful Parador
- Overnight in Santiago
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DAY 2: TUE
SANTIAGO - WALKING DAY TOUR IN THE HISTORIC QUARTER OF THE ANCIENT PILGRIMAGE
CITY
- Breakfast
- Morning visit of the Ethnographic museum of the Galician people, plaza de
Abastos market, cathedral & old quarter
- Lunch on your own
- Rest of the day at leisure to explore the city
- Dinner in Michelin Star Restaurant restaurant with fine cuisine in the old quarter
- Overnight in Santiago
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DAY 3: WED
SANTIAGO - NOIA - BAROÑA - CORRUBEDO - CATOIRA - CAMBADOS
- Breakfast
- Follow down the
UPPER
RIAS BAIXAS coastline passing by many small fishing
- Visit the
CELTIC
HILL-FORT OF BAROÑA
- Visit the ancient
DOLMEN
OF AXEITOS
- Lunch in a restaurant in the village of
CORRUBEDO
with excellent views of the coast and delicious fresh seafood & Albariño
white wines
- Visit the
DUNES
OF CORRUBEDO, a nature beach park with large sand dunes, wild flora &
fauna
- Entering into the
RIAS
BAIXAS OF O SALNES, visit the remains of the 17th century defense towers in
CATORIA
- Visit
BODEGA
PAZO DE SEÑORANS (Or similar winery), an Albariño winery located in the
O
SALNES sub-zone of the
DENOMINATION
OF ORIGIN RIAS BAIXAS
- Then we will visit another selected winery of the region.
- After this visit
CAMBADOS
village, the heart of Albariño wine country
- Walk around the Plaza de Fefiñanes and quaint streets of this noble village
- After this make our way to a quaint Galicia Pazo (Manor House) surrounded by
vineyard and they have their own winery
- Check in Pazo and some free time
- Dinner on your own tonight, your driver/guide can take you to Cambados´s old
quarter where you could choose from one of them many restaurants for dinner.
- Overnight in Cambados
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DAY 4: THU
CAMBADOS - COMBARRO -
PONTEVEDRA - BUEU - DONON - NATURE WALK AROUND MAN´s CAPE - HIO - ALDAN
- Breakfast
- In the morning we leave to visit the quaint fishing village of
COMBARRO
- Walk along the port promenade with Horreos (Stone Granaries) which hang over
the bay
- Then next in
PONTEVEDRA
city´s we visit the Archeology & Art Museum, also the old quarter
- Continuing on we followalong the coastline arriving at the point of the
Peninsula
of O Morrazo.
- In the small village of BUEU we will have a seafood lunch in a local
restaurant.
- After lunch we will walk around what is know as Cabo Home (Man´s Cape) in
DONON
here we
see a few lighthouses (including an Ancient Celtic Lighthouse at the top of
Monte Facho) all with excellent view of the
Cies
Island in front.
- From here we walk in the direction of the Beach of Melide whereas we reach an
other lighthouse of this Cape, which faces to the
RIA
OF VIGO offering spectacular view over the Ria.
- In the small village of Hio we visit
the
Wayside
Cross of Hio the most famous in Galicia and built from on solid block
of granite. Beside the cross is the Romanesque Church of
San
Andres (St. Andrews) we take a peek inside before leaving.
- Then we make our way to a charming Country Manor in the costal village of
Aldan
- Some time to relax before a dinner in the beautiful garden of this country
- After dinner we will enjoy some traditional Galician Bagpipe Music
- Overnight in Aldan
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DAY 5: FRI
ALDAN - CANGAS - VIGO - PLAYA AMERICA - BAIONA
- Breakfast
- Some free time in the morning to enjoy your surroundings, talk a walk around
the village or whatever you please.
-
11:00AM: Galician Coastal Cooking Class in a Traditional Country Manor in
the Fishing village of Aldan-Cangas (Duration: 03h30 approx.)
- Today you will cook side-by-side with a Galician women who owns/runs a
small Rural Country Manor & Restaurant and knows just about all the traditional
coastal cooking secrets of Galicia!
- You will be shown how to make a 3-course menu based in Fish and Seafood in the
fully-equipped kitchen of this country manor.
- Lunch will be based on what you have prepared accompanied by fine Albarino
wines.
- After lunch we drive around the other side of the Peninsula today stopping at
the small fishing village of
CANGAS
where you will enjoy a catamaran ride (20mins.) to cross over the
RIA OF VIGO with views of the Rande Bridge and
VIGO City on other side of this beautiful Ria
- Then a tour of
VIGO
city and some free time for shopping.
- In the late afternoon we drive to
BAIONA
village stopping to visit the America beach where Europe first got word of
the discover of America
- In the harbor we will also see the replica of the Caraval Pinta which brought
the word of the discover of America
- Then off to the Castle of Monterreal which is now is a fabulous Parador where
we will be staying tonight.
- Free time before dinner
- Dinner will be in a restaurant of the new up-and-coming young chef of Galicia
- Overnight in Baiona
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DAY 6: SAT
BAIONA - TUI - O ROSAL - LA GUARDIA - BAIONA
- Breakfast
- In the morning we make our way to the ancient boarder village of Tui
- Visit the
FORTIFIED CATHEDRAL OF TUI and it´s old quarter
- Then we will make a visit to
BODEGAS
TERRAS GAUDA (Or similar winery), an Albariño winery located in the
O
ROSAL sub-zone of the D.O. Rias Baixas
- Lunch in a seafood restaurant at the port of the fishing village of A Guada.
Enjoy a Seafood feast with Lobster, crab etc... and Albariño wines
- After we will make our way to the top of the St. Tecla hill with
PANORAMIC
VIEWS of the
RIVER
MIÑO meeting the Atlantic sea, and views of the mountains of Northern
Portugal.
- Here we will also see the
MONTE SANTA TECLA CELTIC HILL-FORT with reconstructed huts and the museum
with artifacts
- Then we follow up the
LOWER
RIAS BAIXAS until arriving back in Baiona
- Free time before dinner
- Dinner on your own
- Overnight in Baiona
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DAY 7: SUN
BAIONA - SALVATERRA DO MINO - ARBO
- Breakfast
- Today we drive by highway to the
CONDADO
DE TEA, another sub-zone of the D.O. Rias Baixas
- We will follow along the Mino river stopping to see the Castle of Salvaterra
and where they also celebrate the wine festival of this sub-zone every year.
- We will pass through small village like As Neves famous for its Goat Cheese
and Honey.
- Then we will arrive at
ARBO
"Villa da Lamprea" (village of Lamprey Eel)
- Lunch in a quaint Manor House overlooking the Miño River
- Visit Sean O`Rourke´s family Artisan wine cellar inside the old
ABADIA
(ABBEY) DE CABEIRAS that does not sell on a commercial level and conserve
the traditional method of producing Albariño & Condado wines in the valley.
- We will also visit the
Miños
da Rocha, recently resorted old flower-mills
- After this we will walk around the village and get the local flavor of this
true Galician village
- Tonight we will stay in a Noble Galician Manor which also has a winery that we
will visit. Views from the Manor are spectacular being surrounded by vines and
the Mino River below.
- Dinner will be in the Manor house with traditional local cuisine
- Overnight in Arbo
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DAY 8: MON
ARBO - LAVACOLLA, SANTIAGO´s INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - TRAIN STATION & CITY
CENTRE
- Breakfast
- Morning (9:30am) departing hotel
- Transfer to Lavacolla, Santiago´s International Airport,
NOTE: When
arranging your fight departure if you are flying out of Santiago it must be no
earlier than 12:00pm due to the traveling time from Vilalba
- Those who are continuing on by other means of transportation will be dropped
off in the Renfe Train Station in Santiago city.
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END OF TOUR SERVICES