Galicia
As Burgas springs, a short walk southwest of Praza Maior, gush out 67°C waters with reputed therapeutic properties and have been used since Roman times…
Must-see attractions in Galicia
A Coruña
Part of the fun of visiting the Monte de San Pedro is getting up there in the Ascensor Panorámico, a large glass ball that slowly ascends the steep…
Santiago de Compostela
On the cathedral's north side, this is where most pilgrims arriving in Santiago first set eyes on the cathedral. Opposite looms the huge, austerely…
Santiago de Compostela
'Silversmiths' Square' is centred on an elegant 1825 fountain, the Fuente de los Caballos, a popular photo op, with the cathedral's Romanesque south…
Galicia
On the approach road to the Castillo de Monterrei, Terra do Gargalo is a modern winery producing good reds and whites. It's run by noted Galician fashion…
A Coruña
The expanse of classic late-19th-century Galician galerías (glassed-in balconies) fronting Avenidas de Montoto and Marina is an emblematic A Coruña sight…
Bodegas del Palacio de Fefiñanes
Rías Baixas
This small establishment, one of two wineries in the handsome, 17th-century Pazo de Fefiñáns, produces some quality, garlanded albariño wines that you can…
Galicia
An old winery with modern installations a few kilometres west of Verín, Crego e Monaguillo produces a notably good red (Crego e Monaguillo Tinto) from the…
Costa da Morte
This museum exhibits the sketchbooks, notebooks and personal effects of 'Man' (long-time Camelle resident Manfred Gnädinger) along with objects he found…
Galicia
Just outside the cathedral's west doors you can investigate the subterranean remains of a Roman temple dedicated to the mysterious sun god Mithras, and of…
Igrexa de Santa María do Campo
Rías Altas
Viveiro's oldest church, built in the 12th century, is a fine work of Romanesque architecture. Check out the bizarre Gruta de Lourdes behind it, festooned…
Santiago de Compostela
Just south of the cathedral, the Colexio de Fonseca, with a beautiful Renaissance courtyard and two exhibition galleries, was the original seat of…
Parque de San Domingos de Bonaval
Santiago de Compostela
Just northeast of Santiago's monumental centre, the leafy Bonaval park, formerly the estate of a convent, is a deliciously green and tranquil retreat from…
Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea
Santiago de Compostela
The Contemporary Art Centre presents excellent exhibitions of modern art (including film and video) from Galicia and the rest of the world in spacious,…
Rías Baixas
The Gothic Igrexa de San Martiño dominates the Old Town’s Praza do Tapal, with wonderful sculptures of the apostles, Christ and archangels on its western…
Galicia
The small museum at the top of the Monte de Santa Trega has interesting exhibits on the Iron Age castro culture of northwest Spain and northern Portugal.
Rías Altas
This fortress on the hill above Cedeira's harbour was built in the 18th century to guard the Ría de Cedeira. There's a small museum inside (hours variable…
Galicia
Above the tourist office on the lovely main square, this centre has exhibits on the Jews of Galicia before and after their expulsion from Spain in 1492.
A Coruña
The 12th-century Iglesia de Santiago, with three Romanesque apses backing on to pretty little Plaza de la Constitución, is the city's oldest church.
Praias da Pedrosa, da Balea & da Reira
Costa da Morte
A picturesque set of short sandy strands divided by groups of boulders, a couple of kilometres east of Cabo Vilán on the Ruta Litoral de Camariñas.
Rías Baixas
Cambados' wine museum looks into not just the production and history of albariño wine but also the culture that goes with it.
Galicia
The handsome classical facade of the Casa do Concello rises at the foot of the old town's largest square, sloping Praza Maior.
Santiago de Compostela
Along the western side of Praza do Obradoiro stretches the elegant 18th-century Pazo de Raxoi, now Santiago's city hall.
Galicia
The Parque Natural Monte Aloia's visitors centre stands 5km up from the PO340 on the road to the top of the Monte Aloia.
Galicia
These remains of a Roman mansion sit beneath an old town street, with some wonderfully preserved mosaics and murals.
A Coruña
The Monte de San Pedro is topped by this 360-degree observation dome, with information displays on A Coruña.
A Coruña
The elaborate but architecturally harmonious early-20th-century Ayuntamiento dominates Plaza de María Pita.
Rías Baixas
On Monday to Friday afternoons you can watch the day's fish catch being auctioned at the Lonja.
Santiago de Compostela
Work on this grand prestige project on Monte Gaiás, 1.5km southeast of the Old Town, was stopped in 2013 after a decade of delays and budget blowouts…
Mosteiro de San Paio de Antealtares
Santiago de Compostela
The long, stark wall of the Mosteiro de San Paio de Antealtares faces the cathedral's east end across Praza da Quintana. Founded by Alfonso II in the 9th…
Rías Baixas
The life and work of Nobel Prize–winning novelist José Camilo Cela is extensively documented in the exhibits at the Fundación Camilo José Cela, in Iria…
A Coruña
This small square just west of Plaza de María Pita is decked with caricatures of famous laughter-makers from Cervantes to the Pink Panther. Not quite sure…
Galicia
Ribadavia's Ethnological Museum is worth a visit for its Galician folk history collection and wine-growing exhibition; just up the street is the 12th…
Galicia
Next door to the Claustro de San Francisco is a small but good exhibition of sculptures from Ourense's temporarily closed (since 2002!) archaeological…
A Coruña
The Military Museum showcases an assembly of arms, uniforms, banners and other military gear from the 18th to 20th centuries.
Santiago de Compostela
Includes much of Galician surrealist artist Granell's own work, as well as his collections of surrealist and ethnic art.
Rías Baixas
About 100 mostly Galician marine and freshwater species are showcased in this small aquarium at Punta Moreiras.
