Excursion to Rias Baixas

ITINERARY

Departure from Santiago by bus at 9.00 a.m.

Pontevedra: visiting the old town of Pontevedra allows us to discover one of the best preserved historic centers of Galicia. Founded in Roman times and the main engine of the region for centuries make this city a must stop. We will visit some of the most characteristic buildings of this city related to an important guild during the Sixteenth Century and we will see the wealth and the power of the city through the buildings in relation to noble families.

Combarro: visit this picturesque and original town of the Rías Baixas. Perfect example of popular architecture which highlights the abundance of granaries, stone crosses and fishermen's houses. Enjoy a boat ride by the estuary of Pontevedra with a visit to the mussel rafts and surrounds the Island of Tambo, joined to legends and pirates. We will taste mussels and wine on board. Free time for lunch.

A Lanzada beach: located between the councils of Sanxenxo and O Grove, is one of the most beautiful beaches in Galicia. Its fine sand, its 2.5 km length of open water and water quality make it worthy year after year the Blue Flag. Close this beach is the Peninsula of A Lanzada, place from where we will enjoy the landscape of the estuary and the open sea, and where there is a mixture between pagan and christian traditions through the Chapel that receives the same name as this place and the ruins of one of the most interesting fortresses on the Galician Coast.

Cambados: the Capital of the Albariño wine, we will visit the Plaza de Fefiñanes, beautiful space of full of charm consisting of the Manor of the Sixteenth Century that gives it its name, the arch-bridge, the Church of San Benito and a group of houses of popular architecture where important Galician playwright lived.

Arriving in Santiago at 19:00 approximately.

Departures 2023

April - every Saturday

May, June, July and September - every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday

August - every day

October- every Tuesday and Saturday

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