A Gastronomic & Nature Short Break in Baiona, Pontevedra, Galicia

VIGO, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA OR PORTO - BAIONA

• Our Private Driver will pick you up in Vigo, Santiago, or Porto at the Airport, Cruise Port, Train Station, or even a hotel or apartment. (NOTE: Please advise at the time of booking where you would like our driver to pick you up from)
• Transfer to the stunning Parador de Baiona where you will stay the next 3 nights.
• Check in room and time to relax before our evening event...
• Evening Food Tour of Baiona Dinner (Duration: 3hrs 30mins. approx.)
• 07:30 PM approx.: Meet your Private English-speaking food and wine guide in the lobby of the Parador.
• Then after a short walk along the promenade of Alfonso IX to see in the harbour the replica of La Pinta, which brought the first word of the discovery of the Americas arriving March 1st, 1493, on A Ribeira Beach in Baiona
• We will pass by the fishing port with all the small colourful boats and the fish auction house (Lonja de Baiona) which brings in all the fresh fish and seafood every morning.
• After our stroll we arrive at our first tapas stop with views of the bay. We will try some of the fresh Navajas (Razor Clams) and Zamburiñas (Baby Scallops) paired with Albariño wine of the D.O. Rias Baixas.
• Now we walk through the cobblestone streets of the old part of town lined with tapas bars and restaurants. Our second stop will be in one of the classic tapas taverns in Baiona.  Taste the house specialty which is Tortilla con queso Tetilla (Spanish Potato Omlete with Tetilla Cheese), Chipirones fritos (Fried Baby Squid) or Pimientos de Padrón, paired with Treixadura from the D.O. Ribeiro and a red Menica wine from the D.O. Ribeira Sacra.
• Walking further up through the streets of the old part of town to the Liberata Square including its chapel dated 1695 and Santa Maria Church which dates back to the 13th Century. This is part of the Camino de Santiago (Portuguese Coastal Way from Porto to Santiago) which passes through the town including the old Pilgrims 16th Century Hospital. 
• Our last stop in the new part of town is at an innovative gastro-bar. Savour tapas that are a bit more elaborated... Tartar de sardina ahumada con mayonesa japonesa y pan soplado (Smoked sardine tartare with Japanese mayonnaise and puffed bread), Mejillones en escabeche de naranja con crema de calabaza asada y air bag de cerdo (Pickled orange mussels with roasted pumpkin cream and pork air bag), Caramelized rulo goat cheese toast with Iberian ham and pistachio powder (Tostita de rulo de cabra caramelizado con jamón ibérico de cebo y polvo de pistacho), and then a dessert Limon con Salsa de yogurt y chocolate blanco (Dessert of Lemon with Yogurt Sauce and White Chocolate) .
• Ending with a stroll down the street Rua Carabela a Pinta, with a very nice promenade that takes us back to where we started near the seafront.
  
• 11:00 PM approx.:  A scrumptious end to or gourmet food tour of Baiona.
• A short walk about up to the Parador of Baiona entrance.
• Overnight in Baiona.

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DAY 2:
BAIONA - SERRA DA GROBA - BAIONA

• Breakfast
• Morning Safari 4x4 on Serra da Groba with picnic snacks (Duration: 4 hrs. approx.)
• 10:00 AM: Meet your Private English-speaking food and wine guide in the lobby of the Parador.
• Board the car/minibus with the driver
• Starting with a visit to the stables of Finca Moreiras to see Adrian's horse therapy centre.
• After that, we continue our safari up A Groba Hill to admire the Garrano wild horse. 
• Learn how the locals are trying to conservation of the breed of horses"Pura Raza Galega"
  
• We stop to see a Curro which is an enclosure of stone walls, a corral, where a  special event takes place every year during June and July called A Rapa das Bestas (The Shearing of the Beasts).
• See the wild horses in their natural habitat. 
• Stopping at the lookout points of O Cortelliño & the Alto da Groba
• Ending with picnic snacks of locally sourced products  (Ham, Chorizo, Spanish tortilla, empanada pie, etc.) with some amazing views (NOTE: Not consider a lunch or dinner meal, it is just to taste some local products while admiring the views)
• 02:00 PM: Drop off back at your accommodation in Baiona.
• Afternoon and evening on your own.
• Lunch and Dinner at your arrangements. (NOTE: If you would like us to book a table at a recommended restaurant let us know at the time of booking)
• Overnight in Baiona.

DAY 3:
BAIONA - TUI - O ROSAL - A GUARDA - BAIONA

• Breakfast at your hotel.
• Condado de Tea & O Rosal Winery Visits then a Seafood Lunch in A Guarda (Duration: 8hrs approx.)
  
• 09:30 AM: Meet your Private English-speaking food and wine guide in the lobby of the Parador.
• Board the car/minibus with the driver
• Start by driving to the sub-zone of Condado de Tea, DO Rias Baixas to stop a winery near Tui.
• Enjoy a special visit to the small Organic Winery Adega Corisca where we will taste some small batch organic Albariño wines paired with some appetizers.
• Then we will make our way over to the sub-zone O Rosal, DO Rias Baixas to visit one of the most important wineries of the Rias Baixas, Adega Terras Gauda.
• Here you will visit the vineyard, and winery, and have a tasting of their spectacular wines.
• After this, we travel to the last fishing village on the Southern Galician Coast... A Guarda. 
• A village is famous for the best Lobster in Galicia! Here we will enjoy a seafood lunch with scallops, lobster with rice, etc. all with the amazing Albariño wine.
• Lunch at a local restaurant with some of the best seafood on the Galician Coast.
• After lunch, we will visit the Celtic Hillfort of Santa Trega.
• Then we continue up the Celtic rugged coastline to Baiona. 
• 05:30 PM approx: Drop off back at your hotel
• Evening on your own.
• Dinner on your own.  (NOTE: If you would like us to book a table at a recommended restaurant let us know at the time of booking)
• Overnight in Baiona.

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DAY 4: 
BAIONA - VIGO, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA OR PORTO

• Breakfast
• Pick up by our driver at your hotel in Baiona.
• Transfer to Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, or Porto.
• Drop off at the Airport, Cruise Port, Train Station or even at a hotel/apartment. (NOTE: Please advise at the time of booking where you would like our driver to drop you off at.)

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END OF BAIONA SHORT BREAK IN BAIONA EXPERIENCE