Cottage Holidays in Galicia

Cottage holidays in north Spain´s Ribeira Sacra in Galicia mean country walks, local food and wine, quality local crafts and craft activities, stunning mountain scenery … and lots of peace and quiet to help you to truly unwind.

Cottage holidays at Casa dos Artesans

Enjoy coffee on our south-east facing balcony

Reservations - lluisyanna@terra.es / Tel. +34 988 20 74 04.

The hamlet of Cristosende, where the cottage is situated, is idyllic

Sound idyllic?  If so, then why not  come and stay for a week or two in Casa dos Artesans, the cottage run by textile weaver Anna Champeney and Spanish basketmaker Lluis Grau, in the picturesque village of Cristosende.   Speaking of the area Anna , originally from Norfolk (UK) says, “we chose the area, partly, for the quality of life it offers;  guests who choose a cottage holiday here with us have the chance to experience a little bit of rural life here too“.    Like many guests, you may like to include a guided workshop visit or craft activity during your holiday in the cottage !

1 double bedroom
1 twin bedroom
Shower room with walk-in shower
Spacious kitchen
Wooden balcony, private mini-courtyard and garden

 Optional extra bed available (see tariffs)

Other cottage information:  Central heating, fully equipped kitchen (microwave, toaster, iron, gas oven and hob, fridge), clothes washing service available.  The local information folder written in English includes walking routes and suggestions for days out.  Traffic-free location (at the end of the village) ideal for families with children.  The cottage is television-free.  Cards, games and books provided.  Casa dos Artesans is Spanish mact quality rated, member of Turisacra tourist organisation.  No smoking.  No pets. 

TARIFFS: 

950€ per fortnight (14 nights) – 585€ per week (7 nights) – 190€ per weekend (2 nights) – 95 € per additional night, 13€ per night (extra bed for a fifth person).  Longer stays by arrangement.

About the Ribeira Sacra area in Galicia,  north Spain

Both rooms have this view over vineyards, ancient bodegas, mountains and woods

The holiday cottage is situated in an area of inland Galicia called “The Sacred Riverside” (Ribeira Sacra), a rural area of great natural beauty, about 2 hours drive from Santiago de Compostela.  It is known for its wine, its scenery, its craft and its simple, traditional home cooking.  The region has its own Denominación de Origen wines from mencia and godello grapes and the wonderful scenery is centred on the River Sil Canyon, overlooked by Cristosende, the hamlet where Casa dos Artesans is located.  Our guests usually come here looking for a truly unspoilt, natural part of rural Sain, instead of a “tourist destination”.  As local people live from wine-making and cattle farming rather than tourism you won´t find many fancy restaurants or other businesses aimed at tourists.  What you WILL find it glorious, unspoilt mountain scenery – you can often walk for a whole morning and have the mountains practically to yourself – and authentic villages offering a vision of rural life which is becoming increasingly rare.  You can buy  really crusty local bread made in wood-fired bread ovens and eat genuine home-cooked local food (often with local ingredients) alongside locals.  Forget rush-hours, deadlines and overtime – rural life is still lived at a pretty slow pace.  There are many historic castles and monasteries to explore, including the impressive San Estevo parador-monastery and the haunting San Pedro de Rocas with its anthropomorphic tombs.  But quite a few of our guests eschew the pleasures of sight-seeing – to leave for another visit – and simply enjoy being in and around Cristosende.  The wooden balcony is too tempting for holiday reading and morning coffee and there are various circular walks starting from the cottage itself.

This view is under 10 minutes walk from Casa dos Artesans

Is Casa dos Artesans booked for the dates you wanted?  Try www.turisacra.org (website of the Ribeira Sacra rural tourism association)  or www.lifeingalicia.com (a self-catering cottage 45 minutes away)