Galician Wine Route
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9 Nights from $1765
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Itinerary Includes:
• International round-trip airfare • Parador or hotel in Santiago de Compostela for 1 night • Rent a car for 10 days • Parador in Verin for 1 night • Parador in Monforte de Lemos for 2 nights • Parador in Nogueira de Ramuín for 1 night • Parador in Tui for 1 night • Parador in Cambados for 2 nights • Parador or hotel in Santiago de Compostela for 1 night • Daily breakfast (if stated in hotel info) • Hotel taxes
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Following is our suggested itinerary, please note that you may extend the number of nights in each city:
Day 1: Santiago de Compostela
Santiago is a World Heritage City, and offers travelers any number of sites to visit: Obradoiro Square with its beautiful cathedral, the university?s square, the ruas along which you can stroll and experience the life of the city?s inhabitants, palaces and churches, and museums such as the cathedral museum, Museo del Pobo Galego. (Museum of the Galician People), or the Galician Center for Contemporary Art. The city cannot help but seduce you.
(Santiago to Verín - 112 miles - 2 hours)
Day 2: Verín
Monterrei denominación de origen: The Moterrei denominación de origen spreads along the slopes of the hills and valleys watered by the Támega River and its tributaries, covering an areas of approximately 3,000 hectares. The growth of religious orders in the early middle Ages brought with it an increasing number of the vineyards which abounded around the monasteries and convents. The grape varieties of the Monterrei region are highly original. The whites allowed by the regulatory council are: Verdello, Doña Blanca, Monstruosa and Treixadura or Verdello Louro; the reds: Mencia and Bastardo. Located opposite the Monterrei fortress, the Parador recreates the construction of a traditional Galician country house, with a central battlemented tower, beautiful, panoramic views of the castle and Verín and the Valley's prestigious vineyards. Near the Parador, guests will find the Gargalo Winery, owned by the Galician designer Roberto Verino
(Verin to Monforte de Lemos - 74 miles - 1 hour and a half)
Day 2 and 3: Monforte de LemosRibeira Sacra denominación de origen, Amandi sub-region and Valeorras denominación de origen: From Verín you travel to the Rivera Sacra. In 1993 the Viños da Terra name was officially approved, but did not take off until 1996, with final approval of the denominación de origen. Also nearby is the Valeorras denominación de origen, officially recognized in 1945, and located in the region of the same name, part of the province of Ourense in eastern Galicia. The wine-making tradition dates back to the Roman period, and at present there are more than forty wineries registered with this denominación de origen. The denominación de origen is characterized by the use of the white varieties Godello, Dña. Blanca, Palomino Fino, Moscatel de Bago Miudo, and the red varieties Mencia, Merenzao, Negreda, Grao Negro, Garnacha Tintorera, Arbarello, Tempranillo and Tintilla. Monforte has been inhabited since ancient times, and has been known by several names: Castro Dactonium, San Vicente del Pino or Monte Forti. There are a great many archaeological remains from the Bronze Age and the hill-fort culture in Galicia.
Situated at the highest point of the town of Monforte de Lemos is the San Vicente do Pino monumental complex, comprised of the Keep, the San Vicente do Pino Monastery and the Condes de Lemos Palace; the latter two house the Parador de Monforte's facilities. The origins of the monastery date back to the 9th century, although the current building, erected on the site of an earlier one, is Neo-classical and dates to the 17th century.
(Monforte de Lemos to Nogueira de Ramuín ? 23 miles ? 35 minutes)
Day 4: Nogueira de Ramuín
Ribeira Sacra denominación de origen, Ribera de Sil sub-region. Ribeiro denominación de origen: In the heart of the Ribeira Sacra region. The Ribeira Sacra Regulatory Council has three main tasks: guarantee the origin of the product, ensure its quality and promote the wines produced in the area covered by the denominación de origen. Wines with the Ribera Sacra denominación de origen must have the following basic characteristics: single-variety whites made 100% from the white grape Albariño or Godello varieties, and single-variety reds made 100% from the red grape Mencía variety. The new Parador is housed in the Santo Estevo de Rivas de Sil monastery, in Nogueira de Ramuín (Ourense). The Monastery is one of Galicia's oldest, founded in the 6th century a.c.e. The original construction is Romanesque, though does show Gothic tendencies. Worth nothing are its 18th century baroque facade, its monumental staircase and its three cloisters.
(Nogueira de Ramuín to Tui - 78 miles - 1 hour and 30 minutes)
Day 5: Tui
Rías Baixas denominación de origen, O Rosal sub-region: In March 1988 the Rías Baixas denominación de origen was officially recognized. The wines protected by the Rías Baixas denominación de origen are made exclusively with the white grape varieties: Albariño, Loureira blanca and Marqués, Treixadura and Caiño blanco. Reds include: Caiño tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira tinta and Sousón. The O Rosal sub-region is located around the mouth of the Miño River, along the right side. From A Guarda, on the sea, it is possible to make out the Miño Estuary. On Mount Santa Tecla, with its exceptional panoramic view (and viewpoint), sits the most important Romanized hill fort in Galicia (5th-century B.C.). The hill is covered with petroglyphs and rock carvings, and has an archeological museum located at the top. Near O Rosal is an interesting group of watermills, and the town limits contain more than 50 stone crosses (16th-18th centuries). As you stroll through its medieval streets, travelers can understand why the city has been declared a Historic-Artistic Site. Featuring among Tui's architectural heritage is the Romanesque and Gothic Cathedral, the churches of San Bartolomé ?Romanesque- and San Telmo ?baroque- and several miradors. The Parador of the historical town of Tui, on the border with Portugal, faithfully reproduces a rural Galician country house, in a setting with mountains and rivers.
(Tui to Cambados - 50 miles - 1 hour)
Day 6 and 7 Cambados
Rías Baixas denominación de origen, Val Do Sálnes sub-region: The perfect end to this fascinating journey. The Val Do Salnés sub-region, with its center in Cambados, is the largest of the five sub-regions with this denominación de origen. The geographical area coincides with the opening of the Umia River Valley. This is a spectacular site for wine lovers, and visitors will find many places to visit. The whites of the Rías Baixas denominación de origen are dry with a sharp, floral and intensely fruity aroma. They have a very fine, long aftertaste. The multi-variety Albariños are straw-colored and bright, with golden and green iridescence. Rosal and Condado do Tea wines are personalized by containing the Loureira and Treixadura varieties, respectively. These are lightly acidic wines with intense aromas, mouth-filling, pleasant and attractive. It is best to see Cambados on foot. It boasts the title of Most Noble Town, and that stateliness can be seen in its architectural heritage, such as, for example, the ruins of Santa Mariña, from the 16th century, or in Plaza de Fefiñáns,?until the 19th century Fefiñans and Cambados were two separate population centers- flanked by the Galician country house of Figueroa and the church of San Bieito, from the 16th century. The former Pazo de Bazán country house, an ancestral mansion on which construction began in the 17th c., is located in the green landscape of the Rías Baixas, specifically in the Ría de Arousa. Luxuriant pine groves, beaches, coves and numerous country houses run along the Galician coast.
(Cambados to Santiago de Compostela - 48 miles - 1 hour)
Day 8: Santiago de Compostela
Spend your last day revisiting Santiago.
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