Next month we will be in Galicia for about 24 hours while on a Portugal trip. We're making our way by car to Santiago, where we'll spend several hours. Rather than staying in Santiago, I think we'll need to drop down closer to the border for the night. It would be nice to do a parador. Pontevedra or Baiona seem like the best candidates. I'm partial to what I've seen of Pontevedra and maybe we could side-trip to Combarro before heading back to Portugal. Baiona clearly has the coastal setting. Could those who have been help me break the tie here? Thank you!
Posted by
new york
1425 posts
I can tell you one that the Pontevedra Parador is very comfortable and it's a pleasant, fairly large town with a great food market and a few excellent restaurants. We also stopped but did not stay, in tiny Cambados, which also has a Parador.
If you go to Pontevedra, we had one of our favorite dinners in Galicia at O EIRADO DE LEÑA; you should book there if you plan to go. It faces a square that looks like the set for a film. It has one Michelin star and is very "acogedor," cozy-just lovely.
Parking for the Parador is in an underground garage nearby, not on site.
Posted by
Mid-Atlantic area
8502 posts
I have not stayed at the Pontevedra Parador. I have stayed at the Parador in Baiona and it is inside the old fortress. There’s plenty of free parking. The town isn’t very large so an afternoon and evening was sufficient. After walking along the fortress walls we just walked down the hill the short distance to town.
I’ve also stayed at the Parador in Santiago de Compostela and it was very nice. It can be pricey depending on the time of year. Right on the border is the Tui Parador. It too was nice with ample free parking. The town isn’t very large and was a nice easy walk from the Parador; just under a mile.
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Washington DC
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Tui's an atmospheric little place that seems to get few foreign tourists--and maybe not that many domestic tourists.