Monthly Archives: September 2007

Rioja DO is the oldest and most famous of all the wine regions in Spain. It is located in the political region of La Rioja. We spent an entire day exploring the area. Too bad we did not have a … Continue reading →

At last, we have met up with our friends. Miraculously, we have managed to drive our car in Madrid and find the apartment we have rented in the center of the city. We have rented a three-room apartment on Calle … Continue reading →

We traveled south on the A6 towards Madrid and stopped in Tordesillas and stayed at the same Parador we had lodged in on the way up to Galicia. This little town is centrally located in three wine regions, Toro, Rueda, … Continue reading →

Cambados is on the Altantic Coast and it is a beautiful ride as we followed the coastline from Pontevedra to Cambados. Everything is green in the area, the hills, the fields, and the vineyards; we are in Green Spain. As we approached the town, we took a couple of side roads and spotted workers harvesting the grapes. Continue reading →

We had made an appointment for a tour and tasting at the Adegas Valmiñor, a winery in the wine region of Rias Baixas. The Bodega is located in a very small town called O Rosal located almost at the border … Continue reading →

Pontevedra is the one of the main towns in the area of Galicia known as Rias Baixas. The name has to do with water inlets on the coastline, baixas in this case meaning the lower inlets of water. In Pontevedra … Continue reading →

We are in the city of Santiago De Compostela, in the region of Galicia, sometimes called Green Spain. It is directly north of Portugal, very near the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the major cities in Spain and a … Continue reading →

We drove north on the A6, one of the main routes to Santiago De Compostela in Galicia. We stopped for lunch in the charming town of Astorga. As in the case of most very old cities in Spain, they are … Continue reading →

While staying in the wine region of Toro, we set out to see if we could visit a Bodega (winery). In Spain, you just can’t drive up to a winery and find a lavish tasting room as you would in … Continue reading →

So what brought us to this small town of Tordesillas? Well, many things, one being that it is not a tourist town. Rick Steves doesn’t even mention it in his Spain guidebook. We wanted to experience a small-town Spanish atmosphere. … Continue reading →