A wonderful time in Galicia was over all too quickly. We crossed the bridge into Portugal and headed for Porto Airport, and London.
Tag: Spain
Travel in Spain, Monastery of San Clodio
The clouds lifted and after walking around Ribadavia we visited the Monastery of San Clodio before returning to Tui. Some date the monastery to the 6C, others the 10C. Some say it was the Benedictine monks who established the monastery as a prosperous agriculture centre, particularly skilled in wine production; others say it was the Cistercians. Today…
Travel in Spain, Day 9, Ribadavia
A misty start to the second-last day in Spain as we headed for Ribadavia, an old town on the Avia and Minho Rivers with its roots in Celtic and Roman times. Ribadavia was established as the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia in the 11C by King Garcia I. By 12C the town was flourishing through the expansion of the wine…
Travel in Spain, Tui Cathedral
As with many religious building, the Cathedral in Tui was built on a site used for Christian worship since 5C. The current building was begun in 12C after waves of invasions by Normans and Saracens in previous centuries, and consecrated in 1225 AD. The building is difficult to see and appreciate, even though it stands on the…
Travel in Spain, the town of Tui
Tui was originally a Roman settlement called Tude, perched on top of a hill beside the Minho River and looking to Portugal on the far bank. And it has all the characteristics you would expect to find in an old town - narrow and winding streets, walls, fortifications, and plenty of churches! I should have spent more time…
Travel in Spain, Day 8, Tui
Day 8 of Travel in Spain started with an easy drive down the motorway to Tui where we installed ourselves in the Parador for our last two nights in Spain. The Parador is a modern hotel built in the style of a Pazo, and like all the other Paradors was clean and comfortable, with very good food. The…
Travel in Spain, Santiago do Compostela
Two days and nights in is not long enough, but all the time I had and so this post is a few of the sights as we wandered about the streets, starting with an unusually clear sky on the morning we left! A corner of the Obradoiro Square, with the Palacio…
