VIP Wine Country Tour: O Salnes Valley in the Rias Baixas and the Old Town of Combarro

Explore the Albariño Wine Country of Cambados Tasting the Galician Excellent White Wines of the D.O. Rías Baixas

The fishing village of Cambados offers a unique food and wine experience. Located in the valley of O Salnés in the Rías Baixas region, it is the heart of Albariño wine and the sanctuary of seafood. Visiting Cambados will captivate you, its personality and its own characteristics make it worth visiting,  the wide variety of wineries, museums dedicated to wine, and beautiful historic country houses.

Galician Manor House Wineries of Pazo de Señorans and Pazo Baion

Pazo de Señorans is a 16th-century manor house located in O Salnés built in the countryside. The owner Marisol Bueno and Javier Mareque bought the property in 1979.  It was one of the few wineries that started producing the great Albariño white wines from Galicia aged in the bottle. Currently, the vineyards occupy an area of approximately 50 hectares.

Pazo Baión is a micro-universe with different natural spaces as well as some Galician buildings like the “Pazos” (ancestral homes). This winery grows the highest quality of Albariño grapes in a unique ecosystem under the concept of Vino de Pago (a type of Spanish Protected Designation of Origin for wines that guarantees the origin of the grapes and the wine from a specific rural site), the first in Galicia. The peculiar characteristics of the granite soil for cultivation, the old aged vines, and the different orientations of the vineyards with the proximity to the sea give the wine great sensory complexity.

Hermitage of Nosa Señora da Lanzada

The church of A Lanzada was part of a 10th-century fortress, a Roman necropolis from the 4th century BCE, and has a medieval tower.  It was built in Romanesque style in the 13th century and on the inside contains a statue of a Virgin linked to the oldest Galician fertility rituals. It is located in breathtaking scenery where heritage and nature blend together.

The Village of the Hórreos (Granaries): Combarro

The beautiful old town of Combarro declared Property of Cultural Interest is without any doubt one of the most beautiful villages that you should visit in Galicia. This seafaring town is considered to be a great example of the three traditional architectural elements in Galicia: "hórreos" (raised granaries), "casas marineras" (sea houses), and wayside crosses. It is also the largest concentration of traditional hórreos, with more than 60 granaries, highlighting more than 30 oriented in line with the banks of Pontevedra bay.

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Galicia is a land where food and wine offer a unique experience for the senses!

DAY 1:
VIGO, BAIONA, OR SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA - VILANOVIÑA  - BAIÓN - CAMBADOS - A LANZADA - COMBARRO - VIGO, BAIONA, OR SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

• In the morning meet your private English-Speaking  Food & Wine Expert Guide in the lobby of your hotel or pick up from the cruise ship port.
• Then take the highway up to the sub-zone of Salnés Valley of the D.O. Rías Baixas.
• We will visit our 1st winery of the day Pazo de Señorans  for a visit to the vineyard and winery with a tasting
  
• We will visit our visit the winery Pazo Baión for a visit to the vineyard, the winery with wine tasting.
• For lunch, we will stop in Cambados the heart of Albariño wine country.
  
• Lunch at a restaurant in the centre of the wine town offering innovative local cuisine paired with Galician wines (NOTE: We can also offer a lunch based on traditional seafood instead of innovative cuisine.)
• After lunch, we head towards the sanctuary of Nosa Señora da Lanzada (Our Lady of A Lanzada)
• The next stop will be Combarro, Galicia`s most beautiful fishing village for a walk along the promenade to see the hórreos (granaries)
• Then by highway back to Vigo or Santiago de Compostela
  
• Ending at your hotel or at your cruise ship and a final goodbye from your guide.

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