A Week in Galicia, Spain (mid-June)

If you like seascapes, beaches, seafood and white wine...Galicia is the place for you.

My wife and I were married near Madrid and then spent a week in Galicia for our honeymoon. We rented a beach-view AirBnB near Sanxenxo (Pontavedre) with a great view of the ocean. We wandered around the surrounding area and made some longer trips to the Cies Islands, Isla da Toxa, Cambados, and Santiago de Campostela among others

Good fresh seafood was plentiful and all paired well with the local Albarino white wine. We enjoyed oysters, percoles (goose barnacles), lobster, razor clams, cockles, skate wing....I can't remember it all. We were there early in the season - the summer throng hadn't yet descended on the area - which meant smaller crowds (none really) and less intense heat.

I really recommend a visit to the Cies Islands where you can hike for amazing views, lounge on the beach or visit the local restaurant for snacks and Tinto Verano (summer wine). We also took a boat tour to a mussel farm which the crew then prepared for us to eat. There are also vineyards with beautiful gardens to visit (we loved Pazo de Rubianes).

We also spent a day in Santiago de Campostelo, visiting the cathedral and seeing group after group completing their pilgrimages. The market was fantastic with many vendors selling fresh seafood to eat as well as supplies to bring home (smoked paprika).

We arrived in Galicia by flight from from Madrid, about a one hour journey to reach Vigo, and there rented a car (I wouldn't recommend visiting the area using public transport). We had a great time on the coast, walking the beaches and strolling through gardens and other historical sites. But at it's core it was a low key beach (and eating) vacation.