4 Best Sights in Pontevedra, Galicia and Asturias

Adega Eidos

This sleek winery overlooks Sanxenxo harbor and produces a modern, fruit-forward style of Albariño harvested from old, ungrafted vines grown on granite slopes. Only natural yeasts are used in the fermentation. Tours including nibbles, and a wine tasting cost approximately €10-15.

Museo de Pontevedra

Housed in two 18th-century mansions connected by a stone bridge, this museum includes exquisite Celtic jewelry, silver from all over the world, and several large model ships. The original kitchen, with a stone fireplace, is intact; below, descend steep wooden stairs to the reconstructed captain's chamber on the battleship Numancia, which limped back to Spain after the Dos de Mayo battle with Peru in 1866. Complete the loop by going upstairs in the first building, where there are Spanish, Italian, and Flemish paintings.

Pazo Baión

Surrounded by Albariño vineyards, this 15th-century stone manor house stands in pleasant contrast to its 100-year-old boutique wine cellar, built in an Art Deco style. Winemaker José Hidalgo produces a silky Albariño with notes of citrus and floral aromas here. Reservations are required.

Abelleira 6, Pontevedra, Galicia, 36614, Spain
636-800234
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Real Basilica de Santa María la Mayor

The 16th-century seafarers' basilica has lovely, sinuous vaulting and, at the back of the nave, a Romanesque portal. There's also an 18th-century Christ by the Galician sculptor Ferreiro.

Av. de Santa María 24, Pontevedra, Galicia, 36002, Spain
986-866185
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Rate Includes: Free