Las mariscadoras. Luis Seoane. 1969. Oil on canvas.
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The Red Stockings
by Emilia Pardo Bazán (b. 1851 in A Coruña; d. 1921 in Madrid), was a novelist, journalist, essayist, critic and scholar from Galicia that wrote in Castilian Spanish and Galician.
Octopus and Jar
Octopus and Jar. Luis Seoane. 1961. Oil on canvas.
Our Language
by Eduardo Pondal (1835-1917).
Top 5 Bars in Galicia
I have not been to all the bars in Galicia. That would be impossible since Spain has the second highest number of bars per inhabitants. I have been to a number of bars in Galicia and have made a purely subjective list of my top five favorite Galician bars. Have you been to one on the list? Do you recommend another?
Mondoñedo, in pictures
Top 5 Galician Foods
FOOD DEFINES A PEOPLE PERHAPS MORE THAN ANYTHING. More than song, dance, festivals, literature, or even geography. You are what you eat. And in Galicia they eat well. Better than Spaniards. The best food in Spain can be found in Galicia. Full stop.
Reasons to Love Galicia Above All Else
GALICIA IS AN EMIGRANT NATION, always coming and going. But just like its visitors, Galicians always come back. There are elements that tug at the homesick heartstrings of any Galician expatriate, like rain.
Watching It Rain in Galicia
Viendo llover en Galicia by Gabriel García Márquez was originally published in El País on 11 May 1983.
The Lighthouse
“Piercing the fog around us, the tower illuminates the limits of life.” ~ Manuel Rivas
O Faro 