Camping Monterroso

Hardened hikers and casual walkers will want to be packing their best boots around these parts, to set foot on some of the fab local trails. Start by heading out on the paths that flank the Ulla river from the site, or try the Pena de Corvo circular route through the woods and around the river (it officially starts in town but can be taken from the site instead). A three-hour hike from the site (or a 20-minute drive if your legs aren’t up to it) is Pambre Castle, where you can walk on the walls before venturing inside the castle’s rooms. More wall wandering awaits in Lugo, a 45-minute drive from the site – this time in the form of mighty well-preserved Roman ones that make a good half-hour orientation tour of the town. For those of you not walking there, it's just over an hour to Santiago de Compostela by car to visit the Romanesque churches, meander around the medieval cathedral and generally poke about in the cool courtyards and arcades. Fuel your ramblings by stopping at a café for a coffee and a slice of tarta de Santiago, the city’s famed almond cake.