Mouchos, curuxas, sapos e bruxas. Demos, trasgos e diaños, espíritos das neboadas veigas. / Owls, barn owls, toads and witches. Demons, goblins and devils, spirits of the misty vales.
A Galicia Blog
Tagged Spain
Coast of Death, in pictures
Top 5 Galician Drinks
From a flaming spirit to ward away evil spirits to a world-class wines, Galician libations are top-notch and diverse. These are my top five favorite Galician drinks.
Shellfish Gatherers
Las mariscadoras. Luis Seoane. 1969. Oil on canvas.
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.
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.
Legends of Galicia
A DEEP-ROOTED LAND OF WITCHES AND GOBLINS, Galicia has many legends that disturb its residents.
O Faro 