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7 things to do in A Coruña Online international magazine TRAVELMAG this month recommends 7 things to do in A Coruña, decribed by writer Andrea Gambaro as one of Spain’s lesser known cities. Some of the highlights to be enjoyed include the Torre de Hércules, the world’s only still-functioning Roman era lighthouse, the much…
CEDEIRA (A CORUÑA) FESTA DO PERCEBE – GOOSENECK BARNACLE FAIR JULY 29 & 30 Cedeira is one of the prettiest fishing villages in Galicia, and the surrounding area is one of breathtaking natural beauty, boasting the highest cliffs in continental Europe at 2,000ft. The town population swells in the summer months due to…
Sílice Viticultores Sober, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain In a world (Galicia) where some establishments still insist on foisting heavily oaked rioja on you, it comes as a very pleasant surprise when more and more clued in bar and restaurant owners stock vigneron wines from the Ribeira Sacra, Valdeorras, Monterrei and Rías Baixas regions. An…
Galician Olive Oil While most people associate Spanish olive oil with the south of Spain, particularly Andalucía, people here in Galicia have been quietly making the stuff for centuries now, though admittedly in minute quantities. Once one of the most prolific Spanish olive oil producing regions, catastrophe struck in the late fifteenth century…
A Emoción dos Vinhos Travelling to the vigneron fair A Emoción dos Vinhos in Valença do Minho this summer was a real voyage of discovery on so many levels. The opportunity to meet so many ‘wine whisperers’ under one roof was just too good to miss. I tasted a great many superb wines over that…