Guess what I discovered: Galicia has its own font! You might recognise the typeface. You see it often in Galicia. I immediately thought it was typical Galician when I saw the font. I stumbled upon the font by chance while researching for my article about the Galician language. And even […]
Monthly Archives: April 2024
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Quite confusing, isn’t it? Until 2002, there were three places in Europe that listened to the name Finisterre. Of course, firstly, we know the town of Finisterre in Galicia. Secondly, there’s also a region with the same name in France. Both places owe their name to their location, extremely westward […]
Galicia has Celtic roots. Many are probably familiar with ‘la gaita’, the bagpipe as a well-known expression of Celtic culture. The Celts have left their mark on Galician culture. In addition to the bagpipe, there are several hundred words in Gallego, the Galician language, with Celtic roots. The Galicians feel […]