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Ou last day was All Saints Day in Cambados and it began slowly with another lovely breakfast, consisting mainly of fruit. Then we set off to explore San Tomé and Cambados itself. The market To my delight there was a market in full swing, just down the road from the Parador! Market in San Tome 'Underwear'HamsStalls along the harbourMarket day in San…
The historic town of Cambados in Galicia is in an area which has been inhabited for a long time. The Celts settled here in the first millennium BC (their artifacts have been found in the hills surrounding Cambados) and even the Phoenicians were here - they were spreading through the Mediterranean in c.1500BC-300BC. Today there are three…
The Parador in Cambados is in the Pazo de Bazan Manor House which provides a grand, but also intimate welcome. Don Pedro Bazán de Torres built his grand home in the 17C and the family continued there until the 20C. The mansion was converted to a state hotel in the 1960s. Similar to the Parador…
It was pouring with rain as we opened the curtains on Day 7 of Travel in Spain, not gentle English rain, but bucketloads of water which ran in rivers down the streets. Even a dash across the square resulted in wet shoes and trouser bottoms! '..Alonso III Fonseca (1475–1534) was a Galician archbishop and politician. He…
The last night in Cambados was fine and we enjoyed the most delicious mussels and chiperones ever at O Arco, surrounding by passionate football supporters. Wonderful!
The last day in Cambados was also All Saints Day. We had noticed a flower stall in the town the night before and wondered if it might be connected to the Festival of All Saints, but I was quite unprepared for the sights at the ruined Romanesque Church of Santa Mariña Dozo, now a cemetery.
The last day in Cambados began slowly with another lovely breakfast, consisting mainly of fruit, and then we set off to explore San Tomé and Cambados itself. To my delight there was a market in full swing, just down the road from the Parador! The fishing village of San Tomé is quite small, with plenty of fishing boats and pleasure boats…
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Cambados has been inhabited for a long time. The Celts settled in the area now called Galicia in the first millennium BC, and their artifacts have been found in the hills surrounding Cambados. Apparently the Phoenicians also settled in around the Umia River south of the town. (They were spreading through the Mediterranean in c.1500BC-300BC.) Today there are…
The Parador at Cambados, the old Pazo of Bazan, was our refuge for three nights - a comfortable and beautiful old mansion facing the sea. Parador at Cambados
