Perched below and amid high craggy cliffs, Luarca is an exceptionally pretty coastal town initially […]
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San Cibrao & Viveiro
The small town of San Cibrao has a lazy charm on the Galician coast, while Viviero has a compact and intact Medieval centre built out along the waterside.
Arriving on the Galician coast
Our guidebook promised a diverse landscape of fertile valleys, wooded hills, steep cliffs and fantastic rocky beaches and Galicia didn’t disappoint.
Santiago de Compostela
Joy, elation, shouts, exclamations, hugs, photos, selfies, some tears and finally silence worked its way across the square. The pilgrims had arrived in Santiago de Compostela.
Cambados & Padron
Pretty Cambados on the Ria de Arousa is the capital of the Albarino winemaking denomination. Inland on a tributary of the Rio Ulla, Padron was a mighty seaport until it silted up.
The Rias of Galicia
The Rias Baixas are a series of river estuaries along the southwest of Galicia, known for its verdant and green coastline which meets sparkling blue waters in rocky coves.
Combarro
Combarro is on the Ria de Pontevedra and is a classic, and charming, centuries’ old fishing village.
Pontevedra
Pontevedra’s medieval Old Town mixes ducal and ecclesiastical splendour with a typically Galician network of cobbled alleys, stone arcades and tiny squares.
Leon & Astorga
Leon was originally founded by Romans as a camp for the Seventh Legion in AD68, whilst Astorga was an important trading centre for the Maragatos from the 8th century.
Coruche
Land of cork trees, land of owls. Named by the first King of Portugal, Alfonso […]