Welcome to Galicia
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Galicia is made up of 4 provinces; La Coruña, Lugo, Orense and Pontevedra. Its capital is Santiago de Compostela, although Vigo is the most populated municipality. It borders Portugal on its southern part. Galicia has two seas; the Cantabrian to the north and the Atlantic to the West.
Its people are friendly and reserved, very proud of their land and its traditions, they are respectful and hard-working. Her dress is not very colorful, but it is quite harmonious with the natural colors of the place.
Galicia has a long history dating back to prehistory. The autochthonous language is "Galician" and together with Spanish they are the official languages. They have their own music that is played with the Galician bagpipes, flutes and hurdy-gurdy, as well as the tambourine, the bass drum and the tambourine, their musical rhythms are the dolls and the alalás.
GALICIA AIRPORTS
Some services that can come in handy when visiting Galicia.
Galician Seafood
and its Galician stew
If there are two main characteristics in Galician gastronomy, they are the varied seafood dish, with very high quality and flavor: It can include Galician clam, blue lobster, spider crab and shrimp from the estuary, crabs, oysters, Galician barnacles.
Galician stew is a winter dish with sausages, chickpeas, potatoes, turnip greens, pork and chicken, a complete meal for the cold season.
I recommend its famous Galician octopus with red wine served in a clay bowl, like a good Galician, and don't forget the mussels from the coast are excellent.
The Beef Steak and the Beef Entrecote
Although the beef steak with its characteristic flavor is increasingly scarce, you can find a good beef steak that is not underestimated for its flavor.
Galician meat is one of the most appreciated in the north for its care taken with its cattle that graze freely through the green fields of the Galician lands.
Rías Baixas wines
There are 5 wines with recognized Designation of Origin DO Monterrei,Rías Baixas: the most popular dry white wine,Ribeira Sacra:renowned red wine withMencia grape,Ribeiro:fruity and floral,Valdeorras: with agarnacha tintoreraand the whitepalomino.
Cheeses and Breads
Bread made with sourdough, lots of water and long fermentation, baked in ovens with stone hearths or other refractory materials.
Teat cheese
representative of Galician gastronomy, with a protected designation of origin. Made with Galician cow's milk, with a maturation of at least 7 days.
