# Visit and Tasting at the Vía Romana Winery, in Belesar (Chantada)

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Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra/things-to-do/via-romana-visit · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Desde: 18 € per adult
- Duración: 1 h
- Temporada: All year; in winter, Tuesday to Saturday; from June to September, every day
- Para quién: Adults; children from age 7 with grape must

Winery · 60–90 min · From €18, children from age 7 €5 · Three or five wines, or a walk through the sloping vineyard · By reservation

Vía Romana is a Ribeira Sacra D.O. winery in A Ermida, beside Belesar, on the Chantada bank of the Miño. It publishes visits at fixed times all year and is in the same Belesar as the Miño boats, so it combines well with a trip on the river. There are four visits, from one hour to an hour and a half, and all end with a tasting.
Which visit to choose

Esencia, the entry-level: 60 minutes around the winery, with views of the vineyard, and three of its best-known wines. €18.
5 Sentidos: the whole winery with a guide and five wines, in 70 minutes. €25.
Heroica: 90 minutes outside, among the vines, to see what in the Ribeira Sacra they call heroic viticulture: narrow terraces, slopes where no machine can go and harvesting by hand. You finish with three wines. €30. Wear comfortable shoes; there are 35% gradients and it is not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Premium: the complete visit with five wines and local bites, 75 minutes, €35. From two people and with 48 hours' notice.

Those over seven pay €5 (€10 on the Premium) and taste a grape must, so it can be done as a family.
Times and how to book
In winter there are slots on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:30 and 16:30, and on Fridays and Saturdays at 11:00, 13:00 and 17:00; Sunday and Monday, no. From June to September 2026, every day at 11:00, 13:00, 16:30 and 18:00. Book on its online calendar. By phone they answer on 982 462 069 Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 19:00, and on 683 504 509 at weekends and public holidays, from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 20:00.
The winery also has a tavern with views of the terraces, to enjoy its wines at leisure with tapas. In summer it opens Thursday to Sunday, from 12:30 to 15:30 and from 16:00 to 21:00; outside that period, ask.
Getting there and what to combine
Belesar is a village at the edge of the Miño reservoir, between Chantada and O Saviñao, reached by car along winding roads that go down to the bridge. From the Belesar jetty leave the boats on the Miño of Sacra Activa and Vista Sacra: a boat in the morning and a winery in the afternoon is the perfect day on the Miño side.

Lo organiza: Vía Romana, desde 18 € adult (https://www.viaromana.es/seccion/208/Nuestras-visitas.html)

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.6262, -7.7196

## Cerca de aquí

- [Vía Romana Tavern](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra/where-to-eat/via-romana-tavern), a 0 m
- [Boat on the Miño from Belesar, with a Winery or a Waterfall](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra/things-to-do/belesar-mino-boat), a 647 m
- [Monastery of Ferreira de Pantón, Romanesque with Cistercian Nuns](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra/things-to-do/ferreira-panton-monastery), a 15.1 km
- [Ribeira Sacra Wine Centre, in Monforte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra/things-to-do/ribeira-sacra-wine-centre), a 20.4 km
- [Galicia Railway Museum, in Monforte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra/things-to-do/railway-museum), a 20.4 km
- [Colegio de Nuestra Señora de la Antigua and its Grecos](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra/things-to-do/antigua-college), a 20.5 km
- [De Lemos Restaurant, at the Parador de Monforte](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra/where-to-eat/restaurante-de-lemos), a 20.5 km
- [Parador de Monforte de Lemos](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra/where-to-stay/parador-de-monforte-de-lemos), a 20.5 km

## Consejos

### Choose the Heroica at harvest time
With the grapes on the vine you better understand what it costs to work those slopes; book early, it is the busiest season.

### If you're driving
The Esencia, with three wines, is the shortest. Or let someone else drive: the way back is full of bends.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Are there visits at Vía Romana on Sunday?
In winter, no. From June to September, yes: every day at 11:00, 13:00, 16:30 and 18:00.

### Can children go?
Yes, from age seven, for €5; they taste a grape must.

### How much does the visit cost?
From €18 for the Esencia to €35 for the Premium.

Destino: [Ribeira Sacra and the Sil canyon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/ribeira-sacra.md)
