May–June 2015 (13 nights)

27 May WEDNESDAY – PORTO
Meet at InterContinental Hotel
Explore the old city on foot/Metro
– Se do Porto
– Sao Bento train station
– Ribeira District, Square etc.
– Torre Medieval do Porto
– Palácio da Bolsa
– Ponte Luis – Vila Nova de Gaia
– Views from bridge, boardwalk, Jardim do Morro areas
– Taylor’s Port Cellars, Taylor’s Barão Fladgate Restaurant
Sunset shoot – views over Douro river
Overnight: Intercontinental Palacio das Cardosas (3 nights)

28 May THURSDAY – PORTO
Morning
– Mercado do Bolhão
– Torre dos Clérigos – city views
– Cathedral, Igreja de Santa Clara, Church of St Francis, Church of Saint Ildefonso etc.
– National Museum Soares dos Reis
– Jardins do Palácio de Cristal
– Palacio das Artes
– Centro Português de Fotografia
– Casa de Musica – fado concert?
Sunset – Old Town, Douro etc.
Overnight: Intercontinental Palacio das Cardosas

29 May FRIDAY – PORTO / DOURO VALLEY
Explore Douro Valley by car (to Lamego)
– Rio Bestanca area
– Peso da Regua
Overnight: Intercontinental Palacio das Cardosas

30 May SATURDAY – BAIONA
Drive to Baiona, Spain
Braga and Guimaraies on the way
Sunset shoot in Baiona
Overnight: Parador de Baiona (3 nights)

31 May SUNDAY – BAIONA / PONTEVEDRA
Sunrise shoot – Baiona harbour
Morning: Baiona (esp. Old Town); surrounding coastal areas
Afternoon: Pontevedra
– Old town – Zona Monumental
– Praza da Leña
– Burgo Bridge
– Peregrina Church (Pilgrim Church)
– Ponte dos Tirantes (night shot?)
– Renaissance Santa Maria Basilica
– Santo Domingo Church
Overnight: Parador de Baiona

1 June MONDAY – BAIONA / VIGO / CIES ISLANDS
Rias Baixas
Vigo
Cies Islands – boat tour from Vigo, Mar d Ons or Nabia
Alternatives: Cambados – Martin Codax winery
Overnight: Parador de Baiona

2 June TUESDAY – OURENSE
Drive from Baiona to Ourense
Afternoon: Ourense city/old town
Sunset shoot – Ponte Romana bridge from the Ponte Milenio
Overnight: Pazo do Bentraces (2 nights)

3 June WEDNESDAY – OURENSE
All day – Pazo do Bentraces, Ourense
Overnight: Pazo do Bentraces

4 June THURSDAY – FINISTERRE
Drive to Finisterre
Afternoon: Photograph Finisterre and harbour
Sunset – FInisterre harbour
Overnight: Hotel Mar da Ardora (2 nights)

5 June FRIDAY – FINISTERRE
Sunrise shoot – Finisterre Harbour
Explore Costa da Morte by car
– Camariñas
– Muxia
Overnight: Hotel Mar da Ardora

6 June SATURDAY – SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Drive to Santiago de Compostela
Old town, Cathedral etc.
Overnight: San Francisco Hotel Monumento (3 nights)

7 June SUNDAY – SANTIAGO
All day: Santiago
Overnight: San Francisco Hotel Monumento

8 June MONDAY – SANTIAGO
All day: Santiago
Museums, galleries, shopping etc.
Overnight: San Francisco Hotel Monumento

9 June TUESDAY – DEPARTURES FROM SANTIAGO
Tour concludes