Our selection in Celtic Galicia by the warm river border with Portugal
Caldelas, Galicia, Northern Spain Property Ref: AG29-
5 Bedrooms -
Sleeps 10 -
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Property Ref: AG29
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Summary
The stone-built villa offers delightful accommodation and a lawned garden in the wine-growing microclimate of southern Galicia. Swims in pool, river and sea. Sleeps 10.
Facilities
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5 Bedrooms
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4.5 Bathrooms -
Sleeps 10
Enjoyment
WiFi Internet; Smart TV & DVD (main building); Smart TV (annexe); Brick-built barbecue; Furnished outdoor dining areas (sun or shade); Private, gated, salt-filtered swimming pool (8 m x 4 m, 1.50 m deep) with steps; Pool shower; 7 sunloungers..
Self-catering – Main building
4-ring vitroceramic hob & electric oven; Microwave; Toaster; Kettle; Coffee maker; Blender; Fridge-freezer; Dishwasher.
Self-catering – Annexe
4-ring gas hob & electric oven; Microwave; Toaster; Kettle; Coffee machine; Blender; Fridge-freezer.
Practicalities
Washing machine; Iron & board; Hairdryer; Cot (on request); Highchair (on request); Central heating (up to 8 hours per day in cold months); Open fireplace (main building), Glass-fronted fireplace (annexe); A reasonable amount of firewood included; All bedding & towels provided (except for outdoor use: please bring your own); Private parking with security gate.
Notes on Facilities
Bedrooms are double-glazed and have shutters and insect netting.
Central heating is included in the rental price for up to 8 hours per day in cold months.
Extras
Different services may be available (on request): catering, winery tours, wine tasting, kayaking, rafting, climbing, horse riding, massages, etc. Please ask.
Shopping service may also be available on request (if arranged well in advance) at an additional cost payable locally. Please ask.
Main building layout
Ground floor
Kitchen; Dining room; WC.
First floor
Living room; Bedroom 1 (accessed via internal & external stairs): Double bed with en suite bathroom/WC (shower only, no bathtub); Bedroom 2 (accessed via external stairs from gallery terrace): Double bed with en suite bathroom/WC (shower only, no bathtub); Bedroom 3 (accessed via external stairs from gallery terrace): Double bed with en suite bathroom/WC (shower only, no bathtub); Gallery terrace set with chairs & small tables.
Annexe layout
Ground floor
Open plan Kitchen/Dining/Living room; Bedroom 4: Double bed; Bathroom/WC (shower only, no bathtub).
First floor / Gallery
Bedroom 5: Double bed.
Exterior
Utility room with washing machine; Extensive lawned garden; Fenced pool area; Private parking.
Notes on Layout
Bedroom 5 in the annexe has no door and is thus open to the gallery landing.
Overview
This area is one of our personal favourites at Rustical Travel. It's leafy and green yet warmer and sunnier than elsewhere in Northern Spain – or elsewhere in Galicia for that matter.
It’s also genuine and unspoilt, despite having so much going for it, and the people have that gentle friendliness one associates with the region.
Exploring the area, where the River Miño traces the Portuguese border, will keep you contented for weeks (we'll send you our detailed guide with plenty of holiday ideas before you travel).
The villa’s a beauty, rustic in flavour with modern facilities, including WiFi Internet. It’s arranged in an L-shape and includes a self-contained annexe in case two or more of you would appreciate some independence and privacy.
There’s lots of enclosed garden and the lawn’s flat, so wonderful for kids. The pool is gated, set between the lawn and a small vineyard.
The main part of the property has dining facilities and kitchen on the ground floor: good size rooms and well kept, as is the entire accommodation. The kitchen is modern in character and fully equipped; the dining room (which seats nine at one table and five at another), previously a wine-making cellar, is all original stonework and wood beams. At the far end is the trough that once collected the grape juice prior to fermentation.
There's a WC here and the dining room opens to a covered porch by the garden where you can also sit out.
The living room and bedrooms are upstairs.
There are two staircases, internal from the kitchen and external from the garden. They both lead up to the living room. There's a table with four chairs and a sofa seating area, but we thought the sitting arrangements could be improved and the living room has now a third sofa to complete the picture.
One bedroom is accessed from the living room. In typical Galician style, two more bedrooms are accessed from the terrace gallery, which has plants and a couple of wicker chairs to sit and enjoy the view.
Bedrooms have cleaned stone and plastered walls, high wooden ceilings and each has its own bathroom.
There are three bedrooms in the main house and two in the annexe. It is important to note that one of the bedrooms in the annexe is accesed directly from the landing and has no door (loft bedroom). Bear in mind that the wooden stairs up to it are steepish and would be difficult for young children. It also has a smallish (although double-height) sitting/dining room/kitchen with a TV and HDMI port if you bring movies on an external drive (remember to bring the cable). There’s just one two-seater sofa.
Outside, the large expanse of lawn gives children plenty of room to run and play. You have a good, brick-built barbecue to enjoy here and trees to provide shade.
There is a neighbouring house (you can see it in one of the photos), so we wouldn’t call the garden completely private in the sense of not being overlooked. We sought out and met the neighbours, by the way, and they were very correct, respectable folk.
The garden, which also hosts a traditional Galician pillared grain store, ends at the swimming pool.
The swimming pool is salt-filtered (in preference to chlorine), fenced and gated, and is 8 metres x 4 metres. It’s paved round for relaxing on sunloungers and has views of the hills in neighbouring Portugal.
Which brings us to the location, beginning with the green countryside setting, just 10 minutes walk from a typical country restaurant where our experience was of good value and even better food. It’s the type of place where they’ll invite you to see what’s cooking if you can’t decipher the menu.
Also walking distance is the Miño. The broad, healthy river is slow-moving and if you fancy a natural experience, river swims are possible. In summer months, there’s an excellent riverside restaurant and bar just the other side of Caldelas.
A short drive takes you to shops, a bakery and pubs in little Caldelas, which is best known for its naturally warm spa baths.
There's a local train, which passes nearby the house, that can take you to Galicia destinations, but the service is limited and rather slow: it's always quicker to take the car.
Tui, the delightfully small, historic cathedral town just ten minutes or so away, is a lovely place to walk around and explore. From here you can continue over the old iron bridge built by Gustav Eiffel into Valença in Portugal and drive to beaches.
If you feel like a longish (two-hour) walk, there’s a lovely path back from Tui to the villa.
This is the geographical region of green and Celtic Galicia where you are most likely to experience good weather, so let’s keep exploring…
Wine lovers will be excited by the albariño vineyards you find all around. These refreshing dry, white wines complement perfectly the excellent local seafood for which Galicia is rightly acclaimed.
Some 35 minutes away is La Guardia, one of the ports that make Galicia such a tremendous fish and seafood supplier for Spain. If you are there for 4 o’clock in the afternoon, you can witness the fish auction. It's a pretty seaside town and both beaches and restaurants are recommended.
Signposted on the way to La Guardia, there is circular route called Muiños do Folón, where you can see mills (the oldest of the nineteen date back to the 12th century) built in a cascade down the hillside to follow the heavy stream water.
Portugal's beaches are just as close: try the white sand of Moledo de Miño's romantic beach… You can go on boat trips or go fishing.
Galicia is very keen on its fairs, whether for flowers, witchery (!) or food –but especially food. It’s a very natural and social way to enjoy barbecued sardines, Spanish omelette, tender octopus, with a glass of that chilled white wine.
Location
Village outskirts verging on traditional Galician countryside: woods mixed with vineyards.In the Baixo Miño region.
On edge of Caldelas village (simple facilities), walking distance from river border with Portugal.
Nearest Airports Prices
Rustical Travel charges in Euros, VAT is included, no surcharges apply.
| From | to | Price per week |
|---|---|---|
| 08/01/2026 | 27/03/2026 | €2,560 |
| 28/03/2026 | 10/04/2026 | €2,800 |
| 11/04/2026 | 22/06/2026 | €2,560 |
| 23/06/2026 | 08/09/2026 | €2,800 |
| 09/09/2026 | 19/12/2026 | €2,560 |
| 20/12/2026 | 07/01/2027 | €2,800 |
Booking information for AG29
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The pool is open from the beginning of June to the end of September.
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Check-in time: from 17:00h to 22:00h; Check-out time: 11:00h
Changeover day AG29
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The start and finish day has some flexibility, as long as undesirable gaps between bookings are not left in High Season.
Availability
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YOUR REVIEWS
We had a great holiday at this property. It is a beautiful house and it has a great garden and pool. The view from the garden and pool is lovely. The house was ideal for 3 families to meet up and holiday together. The gqrden was perfect for games such as badminton and we all loved the pool."
+ Read moreA wonderful property with everything you could possibly need in a peaceful and beautiful location. Ana is the most marvellous host, attentive, informative and such a lovely person. This beautiful property is the perfect choice for a multi-generational holiday! An amazing and unforgettable experience, thank you Ana"
+ Read moreThis is a beautiful property, very well-equipped and particularly well laid out for adults sharing as each bedroom has its own external entrance and own bathroom. We visited with our three adult children and two partners, there was plenty of space. The grounds and pool are wonderful and so well maintained, there is always a sunny spot to sit in as well as shade on the very warm days. The local supermarket is excellent and we can highly recommend the river beach and swimming, in fact the area is one of our favourite places in Spain as there are so many places to visit and having Tui so close was perfect for evenings out. Although there are quite a few barking dogs at night which we could hear with windows open, we found that if we put the bedroom fans on low we couldn’t hear them. Anna was a very helpful host providing us with details of where to eat on our first night (it was very late when we arrived) and kindly bringing us a box of fresh vegetables. We love booking with Rustical and have used them quite a few times; their website is excellent, the website property details are always informative and the local guides they provide are incredibly useful."
+ Read moreUna casa fantástica, situada en un lugar desde dónde se pueden hacer muchas excursiones. Portugal, rías bajas, A guarda.. el río Miño está a unos 10 minutos andando desde la casa. Y tiene unos senderos y una vegetación maravillosa . TUI , la ciudad más cercana e importante de la zona, tiene mucho encanto. En definitiva , Muy recomendable . Muchas gracias especialmente a Ana. Una anfitriona buenísima que nos ayudó y aconsejó en todo momento."
+ Read moreWe had the most wonderful family holiday in this beautiful property, the views from the garden and pool area were beautiful.An Excellent location for visiting pretty Spanish towns and Portuguese villages.Ana was a very helpful host if we needed advice. The whole experience of dealing with Rustical Travel was very smooth and problem free and the information pack was extremely helpful. We wish we were still there. Thank you"
+ Read moreWe had a wonderful family holiday (3 generations) at this charming holiday house. Plenty of space, inside and out, lovely garden, pool and views. Bedrooms all comfortable and spacious, ditto bathrooms and kitchens. Lots to see and do in the area and Galicia has the best food we have eaten in Spain. The manager was so helpful and accommodating, nothing was too much trouble. (We did have a plumbing problem, hence 4 not 5 stars, which she sorted as quickly as possible). It is not a very touristy area and probably not much English spoken which is worth bearing in mind for UK visitors - it was fine for us as we had several Spanish speakers in our group. We are certainly planning another trip to the area!"
+ Read more7 of us spent a wonderful week at this property. The managers were very helpful showing us around even later in the evening than anticipated. The house was beautiful and immaculately clean. The facilities more than met our needs. I would happily stay here again."
+ Read moreWe had a lovely week, Ana was very helpful and the villa was spotless on arrival. It was a fascinating building and met the needs of 2 families with a mixed range of ages of the children who all loved the pool. The local towns were not touristy at all but we were very impressed by how friendly everyone was. We took a little while to adjust to the dogs in surrounding houses which barked quite often in the night and in August the Festa season meant that there was very loud music in the evenings at weekends and into the night. However we would definitely recommend the villa and the area which was beautiful. Thank you Rustical Travel-the information documents received prior to the holiday were really helpful-it would also help to have a folder in the villa with local information eg about the recycling and fish van."
Rustical Update
The property manager let us know that there is normally a sheet with local information at the property, and they will check to see if it went missing.
The property is lovely, finished to a very high standard and spotlessly clean. The greeting on arrival by Ana was very good too. It has everything you could need and is very spacious. We would definitely recommend, you won't be disappointed."
+ Read moreThe property was perfect, spotlessly clean and beautiful location. Cake ond local produce on arrival were delicious and much appreciated. Our children loved the garden and pool and we loved the local area. I would highly recommend this property and the service provided by Rustical Travel."
+ Read moreWe've stayed in many properties over the last 10 years or so and this is certainly one of the best. The 5 double bedrooms and enormous dining room could easily accommodate 10 people so there was loads of space for the 5 of us. Bedsheets, towels etc all provided and changed half way through the week and the place was exceptionally clean and tidy when we arrived. The garden is perfect for relaxing and eating outdoors and the pool was used every day. Stunning views of the hills in Portugal in the distance. Not very far to drive to get to one of the really nice beaches or to see any of the great towns and cities worth a visit around Galicia. The only downside was the noise at night, even before the music festival started on our last day, there was very loud music being played until the early hours of the morning. Wouldn't have been so bad if the neighbor hadn't started using his chainsaw at 9am the following mornings, so stopping us catching up with our sleep. Even so, I expect we'll be back one day and we'll probably bring some friends along with us next time."
+ Read moreBrilliant property, great location in rural Spain. Absolutely first class service from Ana, towels and sheets changed regularly, good sized pool for playing with children, cleaned every two days. Major downside was that two bedrooms are accessed off an outside verandah - two little girls had to be locked in to their room at night. Could be resolved if connecting doors between the rooms were provided - if between all three bedrooms then all bedrooms would have access if required from inside the property."
Rustical Update
The layout of this property and its bedrooms (which is detailed under the Overview and Layout section) is common for many typical, traditional Galician houses.This type of layout is related to the way many houses were built in Galicia some centuries ago.
Your holiday property in southern Galicia
Ample lawned areas
Private pool with Portugal views
Fenced 8 x 4 metre pool with hills of Portugal as backdrop
Front entrance (there is also parking area below)
Southern Galicia is sunnier than most of Northern Spain
Main house on left and annexe on right
Parking area below the pool
Traditional horreo (Galician grain store)
Living room in main building
Bedroom 1 is accessed from the living room
Bedroom 2 with ensuite facilities
Bedroom 3 is spacious and stone-walled
Gallery with balcony by bedrooms
Stairs to Bedrooms 2 & 3
Dining room
Kitchen
Annexe: Bedroom 4 is on ground floor
Annexe: small living / dining area
The annexe has its own self-catering facilities
Annexe: Bedroom 5 is open to gallery landing
Annexe adjoins the main house
Portuguese village just across the river
Tui seen from Valença fortress on the Portuguese side of the river
Pretty fishing villages and beaches are just 30 mins away
Ancora beach in Portugal
