One of the most characteristic buildings in Galicia are the pazos, old manor houses with extensive gardens, belonging to the Galician nobility. Many of them are still in private property, while others are publicly owned.
All To Discover
``100% da terra``PAZO DE RUBIANES
“La pasión por la jardinería se fue contagiando de padres a hijos.” Gracias a esa pasión, el Parque Botánico del Pazo de Rubianes hoy es Jardín de Excelencia Internacional de la Camelia. Más de 4.500 ejemplares de Camelias, y todo tipo de diferentes especies botánicas que le dejarán asombrado. No sólo por su belleza natural, sino por la mano que las trabaja.
SALETA PEACE
The garden of La Saleta (Meis, Pontevedra) is part of the Route of the Camellias and is one of the most important private botanical gardens. More than 200 varieties took possession of the roundabout, of the collected runners and of the elegant carelessness, very English on the other hand, that reigns in A Saleta.
PAZO DE OCA
The Pazo de Oca is a baroque style stately home located in the parish of Oca, concello de A Estrada. It currently belongs to the Dukes of Medinaceli. It has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest of Spanish heritage. Also known as “The Generalife of the north” or the “Galician Versailles” because of the beauty of its gardens, which occupy 8 hectares and can be visited all the year.