Pazo A Capitana

A pazo among the vines

A Capitana is a manor house from the early 15th century surrounded by vineyard, in the Sabugueiro quarter of Cambados. Its name recalls Sofía Pérez Charlín, the last descendant of Captain Severo Pérez Cardecid, born in the pazo in 1808. Behind a sober façade it keeps the air of old Galicia, with garden and vines around the house, in the heart of the Salnés valley, the land of albariño.

It is not a chain hotel or a typical country house. It is a pazo with family history that today works as accommodation and remains tied to the wine and shellfish of the area, and you notice it during your stay.

Rooms

It has eleven rooms, and each is named after a Galician grape: Mencía, Espadeiro, Albariño, Godello, Treixadura, Brancello, Caíño Branco, Caíño Tinto, Loureira Branca, Loureira Tinta and Brancellao. All have a full bathroom, telephone, air conditioning, television and wifi, and one is adapted for people with reduced mobility. The website does not publish rates or the size or beds of each room: if you are travelling with children or need separate beds, ask when you book.

Outside the rooms are the garden and the pool, which in summer come in handy after a day at the wineries or the beach. The website also does not detail breakfast, check-in and check-out times or whether pets are accepted, so it is worth confirming by phone or email.

House wine and shellfish

The pazo makes its own albariño, which carries the house name, A Capitana, and its vineyard grows espadeiro, a red grape that had almost disappeared from the area; the website itself presents the pazo as one of the few places to find this local red. Guests can try the wine and shellfish during their stay. The shellfish comes from Herederos José María Daporta, which sells oysters, mussels, cockles and clams from its purification plant, and also sells at its premises in Tragobe. In one of the pazo's gardens the Yayo Daporta restaurant, in the centre of Cambados, grows its vegetables.

Who it is for

It is a good place for couples and for those who come to the Salnés to drink albariño and eat shellfish at leisure. It also suits small groups of friends who want to sleep in a house with history, with a pool and away from the noise of the centre, but a few minutes from it.

Getting there and booking

You arrive by car, along the Sabugueiro road, on the outskirts of Cambados and near the Santa Mariña ruins. The centre of Cambados is a few minutes away. The address is Rúa Sabugueiro 46. The office is open Monday to Friday, from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00, on 986 520 513 or at [email protected].