Villa Valle Verde : Guest House, Vineyard and Restaurant in Galicia.

About the owners:-
Chris & Keith Merton

Christine Merton
Personnel and Recruitment officer for the Bank of England
also at Corfiot Holidays and travelling to Corfu to oversee villa holidays,
before moving to Devon for a quieter life.
However then between running a small holding (Breeding rare breed chickens amongst many other animals!),
a very successful licensed Bed & Breakfast and a self contained holiday let;
she was also a co-ordinator of volunteers at Barnstaple Hospice & President of the Woolsery's Women's Institute!
Holder of Tourism and Cooking qualifications as well as a residential course at Rick Stein's cookery school in Padstow, Cornwall.
She is also a qualified Personal Carer with Country Cousins

Keith Merton
Project Manager & Surveyor & one of the first in the Landscaping industry & involved with Gold awards for garden construction.
Manager of a design and build company working with Professor David Stevens winner of several Gold Medals at Chelsea Flower Show.
Until 2000 as Managing Director of Eaton Gate working on high quality refurbishments in London for the well known and wealthy.
Now as Project Manager/Engineer for residential properties and freelance estimator/surveyor too.
Both of us running Salu-tions Property Consultancy through many parts of Spain, Portugal and now France.

Our B&B is located to the Southern edge of the Rias Baixas of Galicia,
in the region of Crecente & Arbo between the cities of Vigo and Ourense.
Our B&B is located near a small village in a region to discover slowly, savouring the excellent food of the area accompanied by good local wines.

Our home and environment is especially recommended for those wishing to spend a pleasant relaxing holiday in a family atmosphere.
Our rooms are furnished and decorated in modern tastes, with a personal touch of creativity and style.

The house is situated in an elevated sunny South facing position
from where you can see the extraordinary views over the Rio Miño valley
across to the high hills of Portugal and the Geres Peneda National park from the large garden or terrace.

Now we work together offering as much help and providing a comfortable stay at our guest house in Galicia.

Comments taken from our Visitor's Book in Devon - Pre 1999

Lovely stay...and what a cook!                 Mr & Mrs Lethbridge, Surrey. England
Excellent food, wonderful place. comfortable beds and tremendous scenery.        Brunt family, Loughton, Essex, England.
Very nice people, excellent food. Just like home. Ta!        Proctor family, Huddersfield, England.
Chambre trés comfortable et trés calme. Famille trés accevillante. Merci.        Murith & Fabrice, Praroman, Switzerland.
Great food & warm hospitality.                Raven family, Maldon, Essex, England.
An outstanding experience. Restful, relaxing & great food!        Goddard & Shearer, Ontario, Canada.
Lovely stay, lovely hosts. We'll be back!            Mr & Mrs Thompson, Tekowhai, New Zealand.
Great food. Perfect hosts.           Harn family, Cardiff, Wales.
Thoroughly enjoyed.                 Mr & Mrs Frow, Durban, South Africa.
   Lovely service, peaceful. A lovely place.        Mr & Mrs Yehuda, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Great B&B                                Mr & Mrs Lawrence, Kingston, Canada.
Unforgettable days, Fantastic food.        Mr & Mrs Baardwyk, Amersfoort, Netherlands.
We were made most welcome & cared for.     Mr & Mrs Randal, Mudgee, SW Australia.
Felt very welcome. Food excellent.        Achermann family, Schaffhausen, Netherlands.
Cooking & hospitality exceptional                Rachael & Nick, Bristol, England
Great place, wish we could stay longer.        Maria & Mat, Justyna & Praemek, Poland

And now from our home in Spain - Post 2009

We will remember Villa Valle Verde with affection.    Warwick, Pri & Alex, Alicante, Spain
d'un chaleureux accueil...en bonus Cristina propose des menus délicieux.    Dominique, Tours, France
Beautiful and characteristic guesthouse.        Theo., Utrecht, Netherlands
would highly recommend this establishment to anyone.    Alan & Anne, Ilford, London
the perfect setting to unwind, wine, dine and explore.      Ray, East Ham, London
Quiet lovely place, Beautiful area.    ...., Maarsbergen, Netherlands
Magical & warm.     Mario & Chantal, Amsterdam
A wonderful home to visit, a real welcome.     Irene, Sidmouth Devon England
Wonderful welcome and great dogs, so at home.     Jean, Bridport, Dorset, England
Fabulous.                        Ivan & Katharine, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, USA
A beautiful place and owners.                Ori & Dror, Israel
olvidables                          Victor, Mari, Madrid
Thanks for your hospitality & kindness            Ana & Javier, Malaga
a fantastic spot                Jacqui - New Zealand
le quailte de votre accueil                François,Paris
Des souvenirs comme celui-cî                Chantal, Paris
Thank you for your little Paradise.                Marina, Berlin

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