Category Archives: Spain’s Wine Country

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 →

We are here for two nights, staying at the Salamanca Hotel de Mercado, one block from the Plaza Mayor, the Plaza that Rick Steves says is the best Plaza in Spain. The Plaza Mayor is the center of activity in … Continue reading →

Hello from Segovia. We are in Segovia for one night and hoping to recoup from our long trip from San Francisco to Madrid. We now know on future trips never to lay over at JFK airport in New York. Segovia … Continue reading →