Guidebook for Ortegal

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Guidebook for Ortegal

Food Scene

Argentinian run restaurant with a slightly different menu if you've had enough of Galician delicacies.
A Trabe
Argentinian run restaurant with a slightly different menu if you've had enough of Galician delicacies.
Famous for its tortilla and seafood with an extensive wine menu. I recommend the cosechero ribeiro at 5 euros a bottle.
7 residents recomanen
A Taberna Do Puntal
s/n Calle Puntal
7 residents recomanen
Famous for its tortilla and seafood with an extensive wine menu. I recommend the cosechero ribeiro at 5 euros a bottle.
Great steaks and salads amongst other delicacies in a beautifully renovated mill
Muiño Do Pepe
4 Cornide
Great steaks and salads amongst other delicacies in a beautifully renovated mill
Famous for calamares and marraxo (porbeagle shark) a bit crowded and you may have to stand and eat but well worth it.
8 residents recomanen
Mesón Muiño Kilowatio
9 Rúa do Mariñeiro
8 residents recomanen
Famous for calamares and marraxo (porbeagle shark) a bit crowded and you may have to stand and eat but well worth it.
slightly more expensive restaurant but serving top quality steaks of Galician beef.
Restaurante Casa Pena
49 Estrada San Ramón
slightly more expensive restaurant but serving top quality steaks of Galician beef.
A good menu but we usually go at lunchtime for the economic menu del dia(2 course lunch with wine and soft drinks included) dessert and coffee come for a small extra fee.
O Pazo
20 AC-102
A good menu but we usually go at lunchtime for the economic menu del dia(2 course lunch with wine and soft drinks included) dessert and coffee come for a small extra fee.
another very good menu del dia for an economic lunch also serves pizzas which can be taken away. phone 981411020 to order and then collect when ready.
O Tropezon
another very good menu del dia for an economic lunch also serves pizzas which can be taken away. phone 981411020 to order and then collect when ready.
stunning views and great menu for food and wine, more expensive than normal but better too.
Motel O Castro SL
1 O Castro
stunning views and great menu for food and wine, more expensive than normal but better too.
Quite far, but definitely worth it for the best pizza around, cooked in a wood fired oven. Gluten free option available.
Pizzería do Baleo
10 Lugar Carballo
Quite far, but definitely worth it for the best pizza around, cooked in a wood fired oven. Gluten free option available.

Drinks & Nightlife

for a small bar in the countryside it can be very lively and welcoming especially at the weekends. It will stay open till the last person leaves.
BAR QUEIRA
for a small bar in the countryside it can be very lively and welcoming especially at the weekends. It will stay open till the last person leaves.

Sightseeing

Claims to be the highest cape in western europe. spectacular views out over the atlantic.
35 residents recomanen
Faro de Cap Ortegal
35 residents recomanen
Claims to be the highest cape in western europe. spectacular views out over the atlantic.
a small castle in a lovely valley with some interesting history. The peasants got together and overthrew it using their farming tools.
Castillo de Moeche
a small castle in a lovely valley with some interesting history. The peasants got together and overthrew it using their farming tools.

Parks & Nature

wonderful indigenous forest, how Galicia would have been before the eucalyptus invasion. historic monastery where Franco used to hang out with his henchmen
99 residents recomanen
Fragas do Eume
km 5 Carretera de ombre
99 residents recomanen
wonderful indigenous forest, how Galicia would have been before the eucalyptus invasion. historic monastery where Franco used to hang out with his henchmen

Essentials

cooperative supermarket with a hardware store for all your needs
O Piñón
cooperative supermarket with a hardware store for all your needs

Everything Else

a pleasant town with some good shops, a curious museum and quite a few cultural events it is well worth a look. also hosts a celtic music festival in mid-july.
7 residents recomanen
Ortigueira
7 residents recomanen
a pleasant town with some good shops, a curious museum and quite a few cultural events it is well worth a look. also hosts a celtic music festival in mid-july.

Shopping

The largest town nearby offers all your consumer needs with two supermarkets and a large plaza to enjoy a coffee also the main place to go for a night out with lots of bars.
39 residents recomanen
Cedeira
39 residents recomanen
The largest town nearby offers all your consumer needs with two supermarkets and a large plaza to enjoy a coffee also the main place to go for a night out with lots of bars.