The best location for exploring Galicia
Hotel Scala’s privileged location makes it the ideal place for establishing your base camp during your visit to Galicia. We are located in the region called Terras de Iria, right on the Camino de Santiago. We are just a short distance from Padrón, a medieval town that is the cradle of the pilgrimage to Santiago and the gateway to the Rías Baixas coastline, apart from the home of the famous Herbón peppers and the municipal district where Rosalía de Castro died or Camilo José Cela was born. We are also just a few kilometres from Santiago de Compostela, the destination of the Camino route and a World Heritage City. The N-550 road, which links Santiago and Pontevedra, passes by our front door; it also leads to the slip road accessing the AP-9 motorway connecting Galicia from north to south. We likewise have a spacious carpark for our clients. ¡You will not find a better-connected hotel with so many options nearby for enjoying Galicia’s nature, heritage, and cuisine! ¡Welcome everyone!"
We recommend some routes of low-medium difficulty for all types of trekkers, where you can discover nature sites of great interest: The Cruz de Avelán Circular Route, the Alto de la Paxareira Circular Route, the Lestrove Circular Route, the Brañas de Laiño Route, the Rois Trekking Route.
Quads, karts, canoeing, white-water rafting, canyoning, paintball, and many more options. Please contact the following companies for more information:
Galipark Multiaventura. 981 811 707.
Val de Rois Golf Course. You can rent everything you need to play golf, tennis, and paddle tennis. +34 981 81 08 64
You cannot leave Padrón without visiting its Sunday market, which is the largest in Galicia. Sunday after Sunday, the places known as Paseo del Espolón and Campo do Souto, which surround the “plaza de abastos” (food market), are filled with more than six hundred stands where you can find all kinds of typical products, as well as seasonal local produce from the area’s vegetable gardens, such as fruit and vegetables, bread and pies, cheese and cured meat... as well as a wide variety of articles, such as textiles, plants and crafts. The traditional way to round off a visit to the market is by enjoying the famous “pulpo á feira” (Galician-style octopus) at one of the octopus stands.
Please contact the Padrón Tourist Office for more information. Avenida de Compostela (no number) 646 59 33 19.
Santiago is a city featuring treasures that should not be ignored by “Pousadas’” clients; you can enjoy some of them in these itineraries around the city of Santiago.
Heritage gems of Galicia’s civil and religious architecture, natural treasures, exceptional landscapes, mythical places, a seafaring culture, beautiful beaches, gastronomy and places for unwinding are some of the suggestions that we have designed especially for our clients, so that they can take a little bit of Galicia away with them.
The suggested routes are full-day excursions, which are easy to follow on your own. In some cases, we suggest restaurants in order to guide our clients. However, we recommend that you check beforehand to make sure they fit in with your budget and tastes.
A Coruña-Artabro Gulf Excursion
