All social program events are included with your registration fee. Please read on for more details, and subscribe to our SSNR mailing list to be alerted on updates.
Sunday (June 8)
Welcome Cocktail
The Welcome Cocktail will take place on Sunday, June 8, at the “Parador de Baiona”. It will be an opening reception with some drinks and appetizers in the evening, and will start at 20:00 after Opening Remarks conclude. You don’t need to sign up for the welcome cocktail, we will count on you.
Monday (June 9) or Tuesday (June 10) early evening
Guided tour to Baiona: Visit to the Old Town
This is a guided walking tour explaining the most representative monuments of the town. The Old Town was awarded Historically and Artistically Interesting Area by the Galician Heritage Board in 1993, the year of the Arrival 5th centenary. The General Town Planning and the Special Planning for the Protection of the Historic and Artistic Town ensure the maintenance of the area, i.e. limiting building heights and material quality.
Although the Old Town includes part of O Burgo (Santa Marta peninsula) and Sabarís, its core is right in the town centre and it forms a nearly perfect circle with three ways-in: Santa Liberata Sq., Padre Fernando Sq. and the Holy Trinity Cross. Narrow streets of cobbled stone, short stone or granite buildings and arcades… a church here, a fountain there and a nobility manor over there. And the air always smells like the sea.
Soccer Tournament
For those enthusiastic about soccer, we may organize a small soccer competition on Monday and Tuesday – don’t forget your soccer shoes!
Wednesday (June 11) afternoon
Trip to Cíes Islands
This trip will take place on Wednesday, June 11 from 3:20pm to 8pm.
The Cíes Islands are the Vigo estuary’s greatest treasure: an amazing national marine-terrestrial park and one of the country’s most beautiful places, which is why the Romans named them the islands of the gods. The Cíes are part of the Atlantic Islands National Park, a beach paradise with crystalline waters, in a natural environment that makes it a unique wildlife observatory. We will take a ferry boat to and from the island; the boat ride is approximately 30 minutes one way. If you wish to attend, you must complete the social program sign-up, as the Cíes Islands is a protected site and requires tickets.
Thursday (June 12) evening
Gala Dinner
The Gala Dinner will take place on Thursday, June 12 at the Pazo da Touza. We will take charter buses to and from the Parador de Baiona. We will depart the Parador de Baiona at 7:30pm, cocktails will start at 8:00pm, and dinner will start at 8:30pm. After the dinner, there will be a disco party back at the Parador. You don’t need to sign up for the Gala Dinner, we will count on you.
Updated: April 15, 2025