Pazo de Galegos

Pazo de Galegos

Pazo is the Galician word for palace. Most of them were built from the 16th to the 19th centuries as the grand country residences of aristocrats. These potentates employed servants to farm their land, rear their livestock and tend their vineyards while they tended to the affairs of state. The presence of a private chapel…

Nautical pursuits on the Ría de Arousa

Nautical pursuits on the Ría de Arousa

Though most people would be inclined to do this kind of thing during the warmer months of the year, a group of us this morning bravely donned duffle coats, mufflers, mittens and woolly hats to brave a bitingly cold Ria de Arousa. Our host was Gabi Comojo of Amare Turismo Náutico. We set out from…