In relation to the totality of the Spanish tourism industry in northern Spain and Galicia especially, have been much more of a hidden treasure. In the north of Spain, the climate is much more moderate than the rest of the Iberian Peninsula and the autonomous regions in this part of the country have exactly what it is for tourists to have a good time.
The Atlantic coast in northern Spain are very attractive beaches, while the mountains of inland waterways are numerous hiking trails.
All autonomous regions of Spain, it is understandable that, given the situation as Galicia, on the edge. The hotel is located in the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, Galicia is a green, the rain swept the remarkable diversity of landscapes, from coastal cliffs alternate with levels and the “Rias”.
Besides the beautiful scenery in Galicia, you above all the excellent cuisine and seafood at the same time you have in front of the door of one of the most visited religious pilgrimage sites in the world to Santiago de Compostela. Indeed, an entire tourism industry around Santiago de Compostela and the entire road is also known as the “Camino de Santiago”.
Cultural and linguistic diversity in Galicia are very rooted in the family celtique communities found elsewhere in northwestern Europe.
Historically more poorest cousin to some of the other richer regions Galicia has an economy which is not easy for the modernization. Galicia always seemed to be a very closed and even then violently opposed to formal external invasion. It was briefly an independent monarchy in the 10th and 11 Century.
With the Atlantic Ocean to the west and along the border with Portugal in the south for the citizens often do not remember that the next one. The result is that many Galician Celtic as their northern cousins, such as Ireland and was one of many waves of emigration countries.
Fortunately, slowly in the entire 20th Century, Galicia has a way traditional forms of modern life, to ensure that none of its rich history is lost.
The port city of La Coruña and the broad support of culture and industry in Galicia. As already mentioned, the seafood cuisine is second to none as you would expect also that in a region where fishing is one of the most important sectors of the economy.
The coastline, cut with fjord like Rias with romantic fishing village. Galicia and its coast, as in other parts of the Atlantic coast, was devastated in 2002 with the sinking of the tanker “Prestige”, but the east coast, to return with a big boom, and in some cases, it is almost as good as new.
The starting point west of Spain, Cabo Fisterra is hard in this part of the coast of Galicia. Throughout the region, especially in the mountains are hidden numerous remains of ancient Celts, and especially abundant in the mountains are often shrouded in fog. At intersections and in the cities of the region are the old stones and through the villages of old stone storage of grain are fairly commonplace.
As with the other Celtic regions, the love of music and art is very common in Galicia, and also their own language traditional Gallego, Galicia has its charter on the traditional music of the bagpipes!
There are many similarities between Galicia and other Celtic and nowhere is it evident, art and culture. This is another example with the theme of melancholy light, often through the words and the music of the region. Concerning the Galicia (as in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland), in which all persons who are likely also by the violent storms in the Atlantic, is perhaps understandable.
