If you want to get out of town and see a remarkable garden located behind a traditional
Galician manor house, drive 20 km (12 miles) to Santa Cruz de Rivadulla y Pazo de Oca. Here you will find a marvelous haven that is practically all your own. I saw three other people walking
around the perfectly
manicured Versailles-like gardens,
enjoying a wide variety of plants, trees and designs. There’s even a walking
maze, but I was too busy admiring the Galician
vases, giant
sequoia tree and
kiwi fruit, and sampling the ripe
grapes. I wish they had a place like this in L.A., because it’s the perfect date place. Three kilometers (six minutes) away is another garden,
Paza de Santa Cruz -- but this
one has a totally different
feel. These are traditional Galician gardens, which means they were not really manicured (or supposed to be). Certain areas felt like a jungle. Not a great place to go on a date -- but if you’re a garden lover, it might be worth your time. The highlights for me were the
waterfall and the 200-300-year-old
olive trees forming the shape of a cross. Entry to both
costs €3 ($4); reservations are required, and there are no public bathrooms. They are open between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. (and 3 to 8 p.m. in the summer).
If you want to get out of town and see a remarkable garden located behind a traditional Galician manor house, drive 20 km (12 miles) to Santa Cruz de Rivadulla y Pazo de Oca. Here you will find a marvelous haven that is practically all your own. I saw three other people walking around the perfectly manicured Versailles-like gardens, enjoying a wide variety of plants, trees and designs. There’s even a walking maze, but I was too busy admiring the Galician vases, giant sequoia tree and kiwi fruit, and sampling the ripe grapes. I wish they had a place like this in L.A., because it’s the perfect date place. Three kilometers (six minutes) away is another garden, Paza de Santa Cruz -- but this one has a totally different feel. These are traditional Galician gardens, which means they were not really manicured (or supposed to be). Certain areas felt like a jungle. Not a great place to go on a date -- but if you’re a garden lover, it might be worth your time. The highlights for me were the waterfall and the 200-300-year-old olive trees forming the shape of a cross. Entry to both costs €3 ($4); reservations are required, and there are no public bathrooms. They are open between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. (and 3 to 8 p.m. in the summer).
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