JULY 2015
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I would like to send a warm greeting to the readers of “Enjoy Galicia”, a publication with information for the visitors, pilgrims, tourists and workers that are exploring our Country. I invite you to experience our gastronomý in our excelent restaurants and discover the galician traditional cooking. I am delighted that “Enjoy Galicia ” gives our visitors a good introduction to our wonderful land and all that our Country has to offer. Please, use “Enjoy Galicia” to discover the most interesting places in Galicia. You will find fantastic people, very friendly and kind . Thanks and best regards. Isabel Bugallo.
Ourense
Ourense
ARTSURFCAMP has been a Surf Camp since 2004 that offers services at the privileged Razo Beach (situated in the municipality of Carballo in the province of A Coru単a), where nature provides optimal conditions for this sport with the objective of situating Razo as a multicultural point for those who want to learn how to surf and share it. ARTSURFCAMP was born from the passion of a group of friends who have turned their hobby into a growing business. The illusion of partners Pablo Rodriguez and Manuel Alonso, for whom ARTSURFCAMP is their life project, has created a relaxed environment where people can practice sport and have fun. ARTSURFCAMP offer their guaranteed experience, they have worked with over 5,000 students offering quality in all their services since 2004.
Razo – La Coruña
Photographer: Alixa Ladson
Photographer: MartĂn FerrĂo Photographer: Willie Ladson
Galicia's estuaries, long inlets that penetrate into the land, define the landscape and also, to a certain extent, the spirit of the people through a magical and astounding mélange of opposites: water/land; magic/real
A symbiosis of different paths; through the sea and by land, which in the end may even lead to the sky, The 1,498 kilometers of coastline, in addition to its famous gastronomic wealth, provides this land with legends culture, leisure, marvelous landscapes and more than 700 beaches. From the gentle sand hills of the Rías Baixas, that invite one to rest and bathe, to the fury and might of the Rías Altas, battered by the wind. Ferrol´s estuary is shaped like a sea sword whose hilt would be the castles of San Felipe and A Palma. Then, the long blade extends all the way to Neda, at the arrival of the Xuvia river.
Triacastela (665 m) which marks the end of one of the final stretches on the French Way, as determined by Aymeric Picaud in the 12th century,still retains its urban layout based on this route. Its name appears to allude to “three hill forts” (castros). The Middle Ages left their mark with the Romanesque apse (12th century) of the Church of Santiago. The nave, façade and bell tower of this building date from the 18th century. Triacastela had a hospital and even a jail for pilgrims, remains of which have been preserved to our times. During the period when the Cathedral of Santiago was being constructed, some of the pilgrims would pick up small pieces of limestone from a quarry in Triacastela, which is still functioning and can be seen from the road, and carry them all the way to the limekilns of Castañeda (Arzúa), to be used in the construction of the basilica of Santiago de Compostela. On leaving Triacastela the Way forks.It is possible to continue directly on to Sarria, passing through a succession of old villages with a long-standing pilgrimage tradition –A Balsa, San Xil, Montán, Pintín, Calvor and San Mamede do Camiño– and a rural landscape of lush beauty with unusual examples of local flora. Other pilgrims, however, prefer to head south, seeking out the hospitality of the monks of the Benedictine Monastery of Samos, who still run the old inn.The stretch leading to the town of Samos(530 m) offers not only the opportunity to admire the ancient monastery, but also the spectacular landscapes bathed by the Sarria river and of villages such as San Cristovo, Renche and San Martiño. The most typical popular architecture of the area can be found here.
Dont forget to visit the Ourense hot springs . It’s a trendy option in Europe. You need to experience it. Will be awesome! Take your time also to know the old town of the city with its
“wine´s street” or “calle de los vinos” and visit the Burgas, the Plaza Mayor, the Catedral, the Museums… Enjoy your walk and don’t forget to buy some gifts for friends in the Craft Shops.