Exploring with my camera
We spent five days in the Parador and enjoyed days exploring in Monforte de Lemos and looking at Romanesque Churches in the surrounding countryside – highly recommended. The Monastery of Santa Clara The Monastery of Santa Clara is on the … Continued
We wandered around the town but there are also three walks in Monforte de Lemos which we undertook ‘with a purpose’.
We had enjoyed the day around Chantada and so decided to take another day exploring the Romanesque Churches near Monforte de Lemos.
San Estevo de Ribas de Minho is one of the many Romanesque churches in the Ribeira Sacra, and just outside Chantada. We visited in 2019 for the first time and the camera seemed to behave better on that occasion! San … Continued
We set off to explore Chantada and Romanesque Churches. Chantada is a busy town, in the heart of Galicia, about thirty minutes away from Monforte de Lemos. It trades in grain, flax, hemp and dairy produce. We visited before, in … Continued
The Parador of Monforte de Lemos stands on a hill overlooking the town and we stayed here once before, in 2019. I gave a brief history of the site once before and so this is a slightly different post. It … Continued
The few days in Verin were low-key, relaxing, and very enjoyable. Now it was time to move on again and we set off, to drive from Verin to Monforte de Lemos which we had last visited in 2019.
Our time in Verin was low-key, but we did undertake some modest exploring in Verin!! I rather like this: “One city, two countries. That is the philosophy and pride of Verín, twinned with the neighboring Portuguese town of Chaves in … Continued
Monterrei Castle stands on a high hill overlooking the valley of the Tamega River. and ten minutes away from the Parador of Verin. You can see it from some distance away as you approach the town!
We were very sad to leave Benavente after five wonderful days of quiet living in a relaxed and somewhat remote Spanish town. It was the ideal gentle start to a holiday. The room in the Parador was blissful, and the staff … Continued