WELCOME to GALICIA

Galician flag

Galician Anthem

Qué din os rumorososna costa verdescenteao raio transparente

do prácido luar?Qué din as altas copas

de escuro arume arpadoco seu ben compasado

monótono fungar?…

Galicia is an

Autonomous Community

in the northwestof Spain

Hello!

F R A N CE

PORTUGAL

Galicia has

provinces

4

Inhabitants:2,780,000

Extension:29,435 km2

Languages:Galician

andSpanish

European Union:1986

Galicia has got a

Parliament with

75 members.

ARCHEOLOGY

ART

and

“castros”Celtic’s people

settlements

Prehistoric art:

DOLMENS

WALLS Of LUGO

Roman Bridge

OURENSE

Tower of HERCULES

A CORUÑA

There aremore than

30

LIGHTHOUSES

CORRUBEDO

F I S T E R R AC Í E S

T O U R I Ñ Á N

GALICIA

MONASTERIES

is full of

SAMOS

OSEIRA

Andfull of

castles

San AntónPambre

THERE ARE

cathedrals

5

LUGO

MONDOÑEDO

TUI

OURENSE

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Do you know what this is?

HÓRREO : a grain store – a granary

CRUCEIROS

STONECROSSES

PAZOSMANORHOUSES

O C A dos ULLOA

A D A I CIBRÁN

The WAY to Santiago

Walking stick

bag

pumpkin

Scallop shell

hat

cloakAPILGRIM

Routes to Santiago

In GALICIA you can

enjoy the

MOUNTAINS…

O Courel

Os Ancares

Fragas do Eume Ancares

CourelViaduto do Ulla- Vedra

…and the

THOUSAND

RIVERS

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…but our

“RIAS”…

… are

worldwide

famous

UPPER RIAS

LOWER RIAS

Have a close look at the pictures

and

Upper RIAS

LOWER

RIAS

COULD you see the

differences?

In Galicia there are

important

cities

7

A CORUÑA

LUGO

OURENSE

PONTEVEDRA

VIGO

FERROL

SANTIAGODe

COMPOSTELA

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Galician People

WORK

hard

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CITROEN FINSA

VIRIATO

MONTOTO

PURIFICACION G A R C I A

SPORTS…

Iván Raña

TRIATLON

WORLD

CHAMPION

ROWING- GOLD medal

DAVID CAL

free time

… and

RELAX INDOORS

and OUTDOORS

SEASPORTS

RIVER SPORTS

GALICIAN

PEOPLE

really

enjoy…

EATING

and

DRINKING

SEAFOODmussels

clams

King crabs

prawns

crabs King crabs

King prawns crayfish

SARDINES

Galician style octopus

Goose barnacles

Galician stew

Galician broth Spanish omelet

Chourizo

Hake

PORK SHOULDER & TURNIP TOPS

PASTRY PIES

SMALL GREEN PEPPERS from PADRON

delicious DESSERTS

QUEIQUEfrom

ORDES

QUEIMADA

liquors

WINESbeer

FOLKLORE

MUIÑEIRA

TRADITIONAL

COSTUMES

TRADITIONAL

COSTUMES

ENJOY

YOUR STAY