THE ULTREYA TOURS JOURNAL

Camino Food, Wine & Restaurants

Discover regional dishes, wine, dietary planning, Michelin restaurants and food traditions across Galicia, Portugal and the Camino.

On the CaminoOctober 6, 2022

Gluten-Free Food and Allergies on the Camino

Practical preparation for coeliac disease, food allergies and intolerances on the Camino, including restaurant language and cross-contact questions.

On the CaminoSeptember 14, 2022

How to plan vegetarian and vegan meals on the Camino, what to order in Spain and Portugal, and what Ultreya Tours asks before travel.

Santiago & GaliciaSeptember 1, 2022

What a Galician mariscada for two contains, how to order percebes and Michelin-listed seafood restaurants in O Grove and Santiago.

Santiago & GaliciaAugust 18, 2022

An independent profile of Bierzo winemaker Raúl Pérez, his parcel-led wines and the Albariño bottles aged beneath a mussel raft near Cambados.

Santiago & GaliciaJuly 7, 2022

How Romans, monasteries and generations of growers shaped the terraced vineyards of Ribeira Sacra above the Sil and Miño rivers.

Santiago & GaliciaJune 23, 2022

How Pepe Vieira, Yayo Daporta, Casa Marcelo and A Tafona can fit into a Portuguese Camino, with practical locations and transfer advice.

History & CultureJune 16, 2022

How French merchants, railway links and the phylloxera crisis helped shape modern Rioja, and what Camino walkers should order today.

Santiago & GaliciaMay 19, 2022

What Galician queimada contains, how its ritual developed, who wrote the conxuro, what the invocation means, and how it is performed safely.

Santiago & GaliciaMay 5, 2022

A guide to Galicia's protected cheeses, with O Cebreiro and Arzúa-Ulloa on the French Way and smoked San Simón da Costa.

Santiago & GaliciaApril 21, 2022

A practical guide to fish sold in Galicia, from hake, turbot and monkfish to the grilled sardines eaten on the night of San Juan.