Miño river is the natural border between the north of Portugal and Spain, and is a perfect daytrip if you are in the Rias Baixas.

We started in Tui, a medieval town with an important cathedral, part of the Jacob’s way, and just in front of a major fortress on the Portuguese side: Valença do Minho, which can be reached by crossing the Tui International Bridge. I personally did not like Tui a lot, but the views from Valença do Minho and its fortress did make my day (although the too touristic feeling with the streets full of shops trying to sell literally anything was not that fun).

After that, we headed to La Guardia, which is right in the Miño’s mouth, on the Spanish side. Apart from enjoying lunch in a nice place we found by chance, we climbed to Santa Tecla Hill (with the car), with breathtaking views of the area from the top, and totally worth stop by the ruins of the Celtic settlement on the way up.