Galicia´s Beautiful North

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Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and recognized by the Romans as Gallaecia is a land linked with Celtic culture and the Camino de Santiago. Region supported primarily by fishing, agriculture and tourism, Galicia has great scenery and today offers a wide range of cultural and rural tourism. Due to the abandonment of Galician towns, some today are even on sale for € 150,000.

Galicia is a rainy province, typically in the region of northern Spain, has a less amount of tourism than the southern coasts of Spain, but possibly has a not equal charm, the Galician beaches has the most blue flags in Spain and the waters are extremely cold compared to the warm Mediterranean sea. Heritage, countryside and rural areas prevail on this northern province of Spain

Where to stay in Galicia, Hotels and Accommodation Galicia -Northern Spain

Horreo -Galicia.Cultura

Galicia has about 2.78 million inhabitants, most part agglomerated in the provincial capitals and coastal cities such as Vigo, A Coruña ..

Hotels & Accommodation in Galicia. Where to Stay -Spain

What to do|What to Visit in Galicia|Events|Spain

Galicia offers visitors both rural and beach tourism. Many Festivals during the year in Galicia there will always be a place for leisure and entertainment at the same time. Among its highlights the festivities do Ribeiro Wine Festival held in Ribadabia, and the feast of Ham every 15 of August in A Cañiza(Pontevedra).

Ribeira Sacra: Ribeira Sacra is an area that includes the banks of

Monasterio de Santo Estevo

Sil and Miño river in the southern province of Lugo and north of the province of Ourense, the capital of the area was agreed to be the city of Monforte de Lemos (Lugo). Monumental steep canyons and hillsides mark the area. With a length of about 1500 years, this part of Galicia has ancient Castle, "igrexa"(church), manors,. Today you can visit 18 monasteries in which include the newly created Parador de San Estevan de Ribas de Sil(viewing point), in the City of Nogueira of Ramuín (Orense) and Monforte de Lemos (most of the Canyon stretch runs in the county of Pantón in the province of Lugo).

Hotels in Ribeira Sacra, Hospedaje

Apóstol Santiago: The feast of Santiago de Compostela. Santiago´s patron. Each year in July.

Wine Harvest Festival(Leiro, Pontevedra): Compulsory wine tasting Fiesta in Pontevedra.

La Queimada y su conjuro

La Queimada. Traditions of Spain(spanish)>

Galician Rias | Charming places of Spain

A ria is a landform, often referred to as a drowned river valley. Rias are almost always estuaries. Rias are sometimes confused with fjords. Although both are formed in drowned valleys, fjords are created not by rivers but by glaciers. The whole coast of Galicia is formed by Rias, where we´ll find many beaches, towns and villages.

Rias Altas- High Rias of Galicia

Burgo Ria or La Coruña Ria: It consists of the mouth of the Mero River, its waters go across the municipalities of La Cambre, La Coruña, Culleredo and Oleiros. Giving his name O Burgo village, municipality of Culleredo in A Coruña.

Betanzos Ria: Located in the northern province of A Coruña, it´s waters passes through the near by municipalities of Sada, Bergondo, Betanzos, Paderne, Miño and Pontedeume.

Ares Ria: It is formed by the river's mouth Eume, its waters covers the municipalities of Ares, Cabanas and A Coruña in northwest Spain.

Ria de Ferrol

Ría de Cedeira: It is formed by the confluence of the Condominas rivers Das Mestas and Forcadas. The river runs through the town of Cedeira, fishing port in the town that gives name to the estuary.

Ría de Ortiguera: It consists of the mouth of the river Mera, its waters covers the towns of Cariño and Ortigueira. Giving the village its name Ortigueira.

Ría del Barquero: The Ria do Barqueiro covers Mañón municipalities in the province of La Coruna and Vicedo in Lugo.

Ría de Vivero: The Ria de Vivero, Galicia, is an estuary in the province of Lugo(Galicia). It consists of the mouth of the river Landro and is exclusively within the municipality of Vivero.

Ría de Foz: The estuary waters passes through Foz and Barreiros municipalities, making the boundary between both municipalities.

Ría de Ribadeo: The Ría de Ribadeo it´s between

Ria de Ribadeo

Galicia and Asturias. It forms in the mouth of the river Eo, and is 10 km long and a nearly constant width of 800 m.

Hotels & Accommodation along Rías Altas, Galicia, Spain -where to stay in Galicia

Northern Spain | Galicia | When to Go

Galicia as most northern regions of Spain has a rainy climate in winter and warm but shorter summers. Summer season starts from June up to August, and winter and rainy months start from September up to May.

Either season Galicia it´s a great place to be and explore, do the Santiago´s Trail or simply have a taste of it´s gastronomy and wonderfull scenary.

Galician culture, customs and traditions

In Galicia, Galician and Castilian are both spoken. The name "Galiza" was used in the Middle Ages along with "Galicia", fell into disuse

Galicia Verde

In the XV coinciding with the decline of written literature in Galician. Ancient Galicia was known to the Greeks as kaleikói(καλλαικoι), which was the name by which its inhabitants were known to themselves.

The Celts settled around Galicia in 700aC from central Europe, Galia(France), Britain and Iberia passing their language and customs. Although little is known of the Celt culture made their mark in the regions of northern Spain. We see the old heritage in Galicia, Castrolandín, Cape Home, Domaio ..

Cuisine in Galicia|Galician receipes

Galician cuisine is vast, from fresh fish to variedmmeat dishes.

La gastronomía gallega es amplia, desde pescados frescos hasta platos de carne variada.

Scallops and mushrooms Casserole:

Ingredients(4): 24 scallops, 500 g of mushrooms, oil, garlic, onion, salt, brandy, sherry, flour, bouillon.

Fry the minced garlic and onion, when fried when add the scallops and mushrooms together. When done flambé with a little brandy and sherry, we link it with a little flour and I add a little broth fumet. Put it all to a pot and bake it for 10 minutes. Serve to everyone's taste.

Cocido Gallego-Galician Stew:

Ingredients:

A slice of shoulder of pork, 1/2 a pig's head salted pork rib backbone of pig, 1 pig's tongue, 1 salted pig's tail, 1 salted pig's ear a slice of bacon 1 spicy sausage per person a little animal fat 2 marrowbones 1/2 a chicken 1 beef hock A handful of chickpeas A handful of French beans 1 cabbage 2 bunches of parsnip tops 1/2 kg of potatoes.

Leave the pork pieces to soak to remove the salt and soak the chickpeas and French beans in water.Next day, cook all the meat for the stew in plenty of water, except for the spicy sausages. As the meat cooks, put to one side.Put the parsnip tops on to cook in another pan with a little of the broth from the meat. And in another different pan, add the cabbage, spicy sausages, potatoes and the animal fat. Also cook the chickpeas and French beans separately for an hour with two ladles of broth. Remove from the flame as each part is cooked.(150mts)

Virtually in every town in Galicia produces wine, both high queality red and white, though mainly in the southern half produces the best, The spanish "appellations of origin" of Galicia: Rias Baixas, Ribeiro and Valdeorras.