Stay in Galicia

Galicia is located in the North-West of Spain, bordering with Portugal, Castille Leon and Asturies; since the Middle Ages, it is the terminus of the road of the European pèlerinage: the way of Santiago de Compostela.

La Galicia and his two thousand years of history look towards the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay. The visit of these grounds of the North-West of Spain will make it possible to live a singular adventure, characterized by traditions, bulky landscapes and single cities in their genre.La Galicia neutralizes the borders between the ground and the sea. With regard to the sea, it is absolutely necessary to quote Fisterra (Finisterre), finish it terrae Romans who located the end of their known world at it. In Galicia, the ground and the sea do only one. Both are based throughout 1300 kilometers of littoral, 772 beaches and five large rias (deep gulfs) which one often considers as an allegory of the hand of the Creator to trace the capricious littoral which defines, now, a part of this country. Galicia is also the country of the thousand rivers and rivers. Water of the majority of these rivers runs on the slopes of the sierras of OS Ancares, O Courel and Peña Trevinca (of which the height often exceeds 1800 meters of altitude). Worthy Minho crosses the Galicia of the North-East to south-west before being thrown quietly in the Atlantic, at the border between Spain and Portugal. The river beds are as varied as the landscape: let us mention especially impressive Cañons of Sil (the principal affluent of Minho, perfectly navigable for the catamarans) and Ribeira Sacra, a viticultural area characterized by its dénivellations.En Galicia, 6 natural parks and spaces are counted whose famous Maritime National park of the Atlantic Islands, extending on nearly 8.000 hectares.Les charms from Galicia are accentuated by its geographical diversity, allowing a large variety of approaches. Variety of the interior landscapes, with its many ranges of greens, the innumerable rivers, the splendid valleys and the escarpées mountains, its coasts escarpées with the littoral cut out in deep and sinuous estuaries, its beaches... Any voyage in Galicia should be obligatorily supplemented by the gastronomy. One will be able to taste in the Galician restaurants and bars more fish quatrevingts varieties of sea and more than one fish half-dozen of river, as well as around fifty of seafood different, fifteen meats (more if account of game is held), a dozen and half vegetables, as well as a vast cheese range, particularly tasty fruits and desserts. The wines with appellation contrôlée will accompany all the products perfectly quote above. The varieties Ribeiro, Rias Baixas, Valdeorras, Monterrei and Ribeira Sacra dominate this vast range of excellent crus.One should not miss its many festivals: the festival of the wine of Albarino with Cambados and the Viking festival in Catoira, in August, or the "Rapa das Bestas" in Estrada, celebrates wild horse which freely traverses the mountains of the Galicia and which takes place in July. A very vast range of tourist offers in connection with the culture, nature, the balneal one, the gastronomy and the richness of its monumental cities.

Weather in Galicia : The climate of Galicia is Atlantic, and half-continental inside the grounds. The whole area knows a wet and moderate weather with very soft temperatures, except inside and especially in the mountainous areas where it's colder and where is the ski station of Manzaneda. The variations in temperature are generally reduced (8 ºC on the coast and 15 ºC in the interior). The annual average is of 13,7 ºC.

Where to sleep in Galicia: To find an apartment for rent in Sanxenxo, go on the page of the resort.

Located in the province of Corogne, Saint-James of Compostella is a city known for its pilgrimage. Many offers of stay in hotel in Saint-James of Compostela.

For holidays in camp-site in Galicia: The camp-site Monte Cabo is close to the town of Santiago de Compostela.

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