
Few clues announce the many callings to this hotel in a tiny village off the highway connecting Rivadavia with O Corbaliño in San Clodio. Mouths drop open at the sight of the monumental Romanic monastery, and also at the installations of Viña Meín and Doña Blanca, two retreats in the hands of the winemaker Javier Alén. Doña Blanca, facing the monastery at the opposite side of the Plaza Mayor, is a...


Inscribed in the hostelry chain Hoteles y Balnearios Caldaria, this old Benedictine monastery from the 12th century drinks from the fertile lands of Ribeiro along the banks of the Miño and Arnoia Rivers. Medicinal waters, blessed waters elevate spa-therapy to the altars of silence in a rejuvenating retreat. The solemn construction of the building sustains the pleasure of aged but truly splendid ro...

Forming part of the chain Caldaria specialized in hostelry and spa therapy, Balneario de Laias is attractive for its location along the banks of the Miño River on the site of an old Roman spring. So far it’s promising. However, the access to the hotel could use more road signs and the want of more wellness installations detract from its charm, at least for the clients who don’t frequent the area o...

Adelaida and her sons, inspired by Portugal’s rural tourism initiatives, have converted a XVII century building in to a bed and breakfast, that attracts travelers interested in magical Galician vacations. The Quiroga, Gioso, Losada and Dominguez family’s coat of arms are proudly displayed as well as knight slaying a dragon. The bedrooms are a bit lacking. The wood the chairs harmonize with the woo...


This accommodation respires the stillness of the deep Galicia in the profound lands of Ourense, creating a place to forget all worries. On one hand, the hotel is appointed with simple and functional bedrooms, as well as an array of facilities that include a reading room, game room, auditorium (for those who have not left behind all responsibilities), a hair salon and an original English bar. And t...

In the cradle of the Christian peninsula, the mythic and traditional Galicia once inhabited by witches and pilgrims has witnessed the birth of a stunning establishment amid the misty landscape. The hotel chain Paradores de Turismo arrived to this Benedictine monastery sited in the Ribeira Sacra, where the Sil and Miño rivers meet. Considered an artistic and historic monument since 1923, it is beli...


Is origin back in the 12th century upholds a close relation to the first inhabitants, monks of the San Juan de Jerusalem religious Order. Four centuries later the rooms began to be used by the rural nobility as a faming house. Alter all kinas of proprietors and history, the country house degenerated its spell until a happy recuperation as a charming hotel. From the inside out, stone is the star fe...


A 15th-century Episcopal residency in a fine accommodation for people with charm. The only inconvenience after getting lost on God’s highway is arriving to the doorsteps of the delightful village of Barbadás and find it shut tight. The owners explain that this is a strategy to dissuade curious tourists. Then there is the added protection of two fierce German Shepards, which should not unnerve gues...


This 17th-century country house has been converted into a rural accomodation for tourists on the outskirts of Pobra de Trives. The façade is ennobled by a coat of arms carrying the names of Losada, Feijóo, Macía and Somoza. When guests arrive, the owner goes right outside to greet them welcomingly. She then floats up the century-old front steps to the porch and leads the way to the five discrete b...

It is widely known that during the Middle Ages monasteries were not only guardians of knowledge, but also of flavors. About the year 928 there are records of a donation from Count Álvaro y Savita to the San Clodio monastery located on the banks of the Avia River in Galicia that included, among other goods, vines from the Rhine which gave rise to Ribeiro wine. The space dedicated to this reception ...
