Pazo Torres Agrelo in Redondela, Pontevedra, hosts weddings, company events, family celebrations and presentations on a private estate above the Ría de Vigo. The house takes one event per day, so your group has the building and the grounds to itself. The official site gives no overall guest limit, so confirm the number for your date when you send a request.
Seminars and company events
Torres Agrelo runs professional events with meeting rooms and training rooms, according to its own pages. Events are held on an exclusive basis, with a flexible format for companies. The kitchen team and waiters work in house, and the venue also offers a fleet of its own buses, which helps when a group arrives from Vigo, Pontevedra or the airport. Request the list of meeting rooms and their seating plans, because the site does not state their sizes.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the core business. The pazo calls itself a wedding specialist and accepts only one wedding per day. Civil and religious ceremonies are both official, and several indoor and outdoor spaces can host them. The banquet can take place in a glass marquee with a view of the Ría de Vigo. A free tasting for two people follows the signed contract, on a Friday or Saturday. The open bar is included until 11 p.m. for lunchtime weddings and until 4 a.m. for evening weddings, with the option to extend the hours. Floral table decoration and a choice of printed menu designs are part of the service. The team can also advise on florists, string groups, vintage cars, video, photography and invitations, or run the whole wedding.
Rooms and capacities
The main building has two crenellated towers. Its interior includes Triana tiles in the entrance hall, a chestnut staircase and stained glass in doors and windows. The estate covers 80,000 square meters of gardens with many tree species, and the camellia has a prominent place. Several ceremony areas are available inside and outside. The site publishes no seating capacity for any of them.
Accommodation
The main building has 9 bedrooms, each with a full bathroom and period furniture. The couple can get dressed at the pazo before the wedding, and guests can stay the same night. The estate also operates as a rural stay on the Portuguese Way to Santiago de Compostela, with fully equipped rooms.
Catering
The venue does not use an outside caterer. Its own kitchen and waiting staff serve the guests. Menus follow traditional cooking, made in house, with fresh fish and shellfish that arrive live at the kitchen. There are four set menus: Isla de San Simón, Bahía de Rande, Ría de Vigo and Torres Agrelo. You can build your own menu from the full list of starters, shellfish, meat, fish, desserts and wines. Vegetarian, coeliac, shellfish-allergy and diabetic menus are available.
History and setting
The current building dates from 1865, when Marshal Rubín de Celis had it built on the ruins of a Franciscan convent. Montero Ríos, Cristino Martos and Joaquín Sorolla lived there at various times. It also hosted military receptions, served as a refuge in the Civil War and as a military hospital during the Second World War. It stood abandoned from 1960 until the end of the 20th century, when the estate and buildings were restored for weddings.
Getting there
The address is Camiño Torres Agrelo 5, 36818 Redondela, Pontevedra. GPS coordinates are 42.2918787, -8.600483. The pazo sits on the Portuguese Way and the venue runs its own bus service for events.
