This private Vigo shore excursion visits two towns in two countries: Baiona in Spain, at the edge of Vigo Bay, and Valenca do Minho in Portugal, on the river that forms the border between the two countries. Along the way you also stop at Monte Santa Tecla for views into both countries and see a few highlights of Vigo.
Visiting Baiona
After meeting your driver guide at the pier in Vigo, you depart for Baiona, a coastal settlement with roots going back over 2,000 years. On March 1, 1493, one of Columbus's ships, the Pinta, arrived here, making Baiona the first port in Europe to receive news of the New World. Today Baiona is a fishing village popular with summer visitors. You walk through the Baiona Old Quarter, with its winding cobblestone streets, and see the cloistered Convent of the Dominicas, the Misericordia Chapel, and Casa Lorenzo Correa, which serves as Baiona's Town Hall. The Monterreal Fortress, a walled enclosure whose present form began construction in the 12th century and took nearly four centuries to complete, is ringed by three watchtowers and now contains a Parador hotel that has welcomed guests since 1966.
Monte Santa Tecla
From Baiona, you drive along the coast of Galicia to A Guarda, near the Portuguese border, to visit Monte Santa Tecla. On the way to the summit, you stop at the Castro de Santa Trega, the stone ruins of an Iron Age hillfort settlement founded around the 1st century BC. From the top, you have views of the Atlantic and into both Spain and Portugal.
Valenca do Minho, Portugal
You then visit Valenca do Minho, a Portuguese town with streets of shops selling pottery, linen, and crockery. You cross the Minho River, which forms the border between Spain and Portugal, and have free time to wander the town before returning to Vigo.
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