Balneario histórico de Cortegada 1937 — Restaurant in Cortegada

Hated the whole experience!!! Really hated it!!! The most pretentious place I have visited in a long time. We were cycling in the area and no bars in Cortegada served food so we looked on Google maps and saw this place. It looked great, with lovely views of the river. When we arrived there were only 2 other customers. I asked if they did bocadillos and the man said they didn't so we just ordered 2 beers. When the girl brought them to the table on the terrace she asked if we wanted anything to eat, we said but you don't do sandwiches; she said but we do tapas and meats and cheeses etc. We said OK. Then she said if we wanted to eat we should move to the area that was already set up; it had better views of the river and was more pleasant. When she presented us with the menu we discovered that all the food was very expensive. But because the view was OK and we are not peasants, we decided to have a couple of the cold plates. On ordering, I was told that my choice, the salchison of mariscos, was not available. Roll my eyes! So we had the anchovies and the meat and cheese plate. Excuse any lack of appreciation on my part, but I have no idea why the anchovies cost €10 and the meat and cheese plate €15. As I ate them, I could only compare the cheese and meat with the €1 value range found in Eroski and any old tin of anchovies. Very basic indeed!! Perhaps it was the artificial laurel leaf on the platter that made it so expensive. With 2 beers, the bill was €31.50. Like I said, I hated the whole...

Declarada Auga de Utilidade Pública o 16 de abril de 1869 As súas eran nomeadas desde 1497, ano no que o mosteiro de Celanova afora un monte e os baños de Cortegada. As augas pasan a ser máis coñecidas a partir de 1764, pero non foron utilizadas ata 1847.

Debido ao interese dos auguitas e ao aumento no número de persoas que visitaban este lugar para facer a cura, é polo que en 1847 se designa un médico-director, que supuxo mellorar as condicións das pías existentes coa construcción dunhas casetas de madeira que se desmontaban no inverno (hai fotos expostas noBalneario), xa que a temporada oficial de baños era de xuño a setembro, cunhaafluencia de 1000 a 1200 persoas por temporada. É obvio que para o seu funcionamento tiña que haber persoas encargadas da súa explotación e foi a familia apelidada Carpintero, cuxo cabeza de familia era Juan Carpintero, a que se encargou dela. Co paso do tempo foron as súas fillas, Pastora e Teresa, as que se puxeron á fronte, e foron coñecidas como as bañeiras.

Esta familia permaneceu á fronte do balneario ata o ano 1930 aproximadamente, na que se fixo cargo a familia Álvarez, concretamente o matrimonio formado por José Álvarez Puga e Isolina Álverez Pérez, coñecidos polos Tortugas, que lle deron un novo impulso coa construcción dun novo edificio modernista, cuxa edificación iniciou o arquitecto vigués, don José Lago Loureiro en 1934 e finalizouno en 1937. En todo este tempo, e decir desde 1397-1970, Cortegada viviu 30 anos de pleno explendor. Don Pedro Gómez de Bedoya e Paredes dedícalles aos baños de Cortegada doce páxinas no seu libro Historia Universal de las fuentes minerales de...

Wonderful historic spa building right next to the river. There is a museum and a restaurant on the ground floor, we went up to the bar on the first floor and sat outside on the terrace with our dog. The views over the river are terrific and it was superpeaceful. The service was friendly and prompt, we had a...