# A day on the Miño of the Ribeira Sacra: Pantón, a boat from Belesar and the Vía Romana winery

The Cistercian monastery of Ferreira de Pantón, a boat trip of almost three hours on the Miño from Belesar with a stop at an old winery, and an afternoon visit and tasting at Vía Romana.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra/itineraries/boat-and-wine-on-the-mino · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 1 h 15 by car (via Monforte de Lemos to Ferreira de Pantón; nearly an hour from Lugo or Ourense)
- 10:00 · Monastery of Ferreira de Pantón, Romanesque with Cistercian Nuns (opens at 10:00 · fifteen-minute stop and the nuns' sweets)
  - 30 min by car, 19,8 km
- 10:50 · Boat on the Miño from Belesar, with a Winery or a Waterfall (Sacra Activa · Miño route + Bodega Ecosacra at 11:00 · €48 · minimum six people) · Sacra Activa, From €48 per adult
  - 5 min by car, 2 km
- 14:00 · Vía Romana Tavern (tapas and wines by the glass · Thursday to Sunday, 12:30–15:30) · Vía Romana Tavern
  - Carry on on foot
- 16:30 · Visit and Tasting at the Vía Romana Winery, in Belesar (Chantada) (5 Senses tour · 70 min · €25) · Vía Romana, From €18 adult
- 18:00 · Vuelta (Via Chantada or Monforte)

The Miño side of the Ribeira Sacra is visited less than the Sil canyon and is a different landscape: a broad reservoir with meanders, terraced vines that come down to the water and hamlets on the banks. This day covers it from top to bottom: Romanesque with nuns at Pantón, almost three hours by boat from Belesar with a stop at an old winery, and in the afternoon a Chantada winery with its tavern. It works in summer, from Thursday to Sunday, when all the opening times coincide.

## The day, step by step

10:00 · Mosteiro de Ferreira de Pantón. It opens at ten. A quarter of an hour for the 12th-century Romanesque church, with its capitals and corbels, and to buy almond sweets or tejas at the Cistercian nuns' shop. Do not linger: the boat does not wait.

11:00 · Boat on the Miño from Belesar. Sacra Activa's shared route leaves from the Diputación jetty and lasts 2 h 50: about 12 km of river, turning round after the island of Maiorga and stopping at the Ecosacra jetty, an old adega de garda in Pincelo, with two wines and local products. Adults, €48; ages 5 to 17, €30. It needs six people confirmed the day before: if that is not reached, you get your money back. The car park is small; arrive with time to spare.

14:00 · Vía Romana tavern and winery. In A Ermida, next to Belesar, five minutes away. The tavern opens Thursday to Sunday from 12:30 to 15:30, with traditional tapas to nibble after the boat. At 16:30, the 5 Senses visit: the whole winery and five wines in 70 minutes, for €25. If you prefer to walk among the vines, ask for the Heroica, 90 minutes and €30, with slopes of 35%.

18:00 · Head home. Via Chantada towards Lugo or Santiago, or via Monforte towards Ourense.

## What you need to know

The boat and the winery are booked on their websites, the boat days ahead in July and August. Bring swimwear and something warm: it is cooler on the river. Whoever is driving should taste only the first wine at each tasting; the roads down to Belesar are winding.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
To Ferreira de Pantón via Monforte de Lemos; from there to Belesar it is about 20 km of road, half an hour.

## Consejos

### Book the boat first
It is what fills up most and what sets the day's timetable. Then the winery.

### With a dog
Sacra Activa admits one per booking, if you tell them beforehand. At the winery, ask.

## Cuándo no ir

If you come from Monday to Wednesday, the Vía Romana tavern is closed: eat in Chantada before the 16:30 visit.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the day cost?
Boat with tasting at Ecosacra, €48; 5 Senses visit, €25; plus whatever you nibble at the tavern.

### Can you do it with children?
Yes. On the boat, ages 5 to 17 pay €30 and under-5s do not pay; at Vía Romana, from age seven, €5 with grape juice.

### And outside summer?
The boat runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends until the end of the season, and Vía Romana in winter runs sessions from Tuesday to Saturday: a Friday or a Saturday works, with the 17:00 visit.