Walking through Casco Vella, we came upon the Polbo Bar, located at Praza da Constitucion, 11 They advertised paella for €6.99 and we...

Walking through the Casco Vella (Old Town), we came upon Empanadillas Paima, located at Rua Sombrereiros, 1. There was a variety of...

The Cies Islands are a series of 3 islands off the coast of Vigo. It's a 45-minute ferry ride. There are several companies that make the...

The Castelo do Castro is a hilltop fortress built in 1665 to defend the many attacks by the British. It's a 20-minute walk from the...

Vigo is full of sculptures. In addition to the aforementioned El Sireno or Merman, there are sculptures scattered throughout the city. El...

We had dinner at Taberna A Pedra the next night in Vigo. It's located at Rua Cesteiros, 2 in the old town. We discovered Terras...

The street just behind the Hotel Bahia de Vigo is Rua Pescaderia, where you can find lots of seafood restaurants. We had dinner at Casa...

Vigo is a port town with the largest fishing fleet in Europe and the 2nd largest fleet in the world (2nd to Tokyo). Seafood, therefore,...

From Ourense, we drove to Vigo and spent 2 nights at the Hotel Bahia de Vigo. It's conveniently located near the waterfront and the old...

A 30-minute drive from the Parador de Santo Estevo, Ourense is the capital of the province of Ourense in Galicia. It is on the Portuguese...

There are several hiking trails near the Parador. We chose the Ruta Penedos do Castro, a 3.8 km loop trail. Pick up a. map at the front...

Anyone can visit the Monasterio de Santo Estevo, even if you are not staying at the parador. Santo Estevo was founded in the 6th century...

At the Parador Santo Estevo, there are 2 dining options: a restaurant and a cafe. I tried to make reservations for the restaurant in...

The Parador Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil is a sight to behold. It's a large complex in the woods with a view of the River Sil. Old...

If you have time to visit only 1 monastery, I would recommend the Moisteiro de San Pedro de Rocas. It's open daily from 10:30-13:45 and...

There are many old monasteries in the Ribeira Sacra region. We chose to visit just a few. The Mosteiro de Santa Cristina is open daily...

Monforte de Lemos is the start of the Ribeira Sacra wine region. There are many bodegas but you might need reservations at some of them....

We had a hard time finding a place for lunch in Monforte de Lemos. We had hoped to have pulpo but there was no open place. It was too...

A little over an hour west of O Cebreiros, we arrived in Monforte de Lemos. Monforte has a Parador, the former Monasterio de San Vicente,...

After leaving Villafranca del Bierzo, we drove 30 minutes to O Cebreiro, a one-road village on the Camino de Santiago. There are a couple...