Parador de Pontevedra
The Parador de Pontevedra was a nice splurge on the Camino. They offer a Peregrinas special, standard double with breakfast for €128.36....
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The Parador de Pontevedra was a nice splurge on the Camino. They offer a Peregrinas special, standard double with breakfast for €128.36....
Arriving in Pontevedra, we had lunch as Casa Fidel o Pulpeiro, located at Rua San Nicolas 7. Pimientos--€6. Ensalada--€4.90. Pulpo a...
Today was an easy day. I wanted to arrive in Pontevedra early so we could tour it in the afternoon. Our walk took us from...
We had dinner at Jumboli since there were no other options. The calamari was surprisingly good. There was a menu del dia, which included...
We spent the night in Arcade and there weren't a lot of choices for places to stay along the Camino. We chose Jumboli, located on Camino...
We had lunch in Redondela. We found Cafe Samoa offering a menu del dia for €11. It's located at Paseo da Xunqueira 23. You get a starter,...
Today, we walked Vigo—Redondela—Cesantes—Arcade. It was slated to be 16.4 km (9.8 mi), 4:31, 199m up/172m down but we somehow ended up...
With such a large convention in town, I made reservations at Rias Baixas 1, a 6-minute walk from Hotel B&B. It's located at Rua da...
We found Filipo Rosalia at Rua de Rosalia de Castro 49. We sat outside and enjoyed churros and chocolate--€8.40 for 2 cups of chocolate...
There was a huge convention in Vigo so hotel pickings were slim. We found Hotel B&B, not too far off the Camino route. It was a typical...
Day 9 was at sea from Broome to Perth. Here are the day's activities: Breakfast in the Terrace Cafe. It was a lazy day and we did...
Vigo is a large city with the largest fishing fleet in Europe and the 2nd largest fleet in the world (2nd to Tokyo). There's a lot to see...
After lunch, we found La Fabrica del Gelato, located at Praza da Constitucion 9. One scoop was €2.40 and two scoops were €3.10. Creamy...
We arrived in Vigo around 2pm, just in time for lunch. In addition to restaurants, you can find vendors selling oysters on Rua...
Today was an easy day: A Ramallosa—Vigo, 17.3 km (10.8 mi), 5:00, fairly flat. Once we got near Vigo, the route was through industrial...
It was Monday and there weren't a lot of places open for dinner. We found Bar o Parque, located at C. Victoria R. Cadaval 2. Anguilas...
Our stop for the night in A Ramallosa was Hotel Vasco da Gama. This was a 1-star hotel but there weren't a lot of choices in town. The...
In Baiona, we stopped for lunch at Casa Naveira, located at Rua Alferez Barreiro 8. The Menu al Dia was a fish and seafood grill--€44 for...
On Day 8, our Camino took us from Oia—Viladesuso—Mougas—Baiona—A Ramallosa, 19.9 km (11.9 mi), 5:25, 113m up/6m down. It was a long...
There were only 2 restaurants in town and one of them was closed on Sundays. Taperia a Camboa, located just a 1-minute walk from our B&B,...