Estrella Galicia, main brewer of Galicia, launches a limited bier to celebrate the holy year Xacobeo. The beer is called Estrella del Camino, in English that means Star of the Road. A beer to pay hommage to the camino! Estrella del Camino is a refreshing ‘witbier’. It’s not just created […]
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Bring a little bit of Galicia into your home this summer! My summer tip for this year: Nordés Atlantic Gin. Not a typical Galician beverage, but just a fantastic product that happens to be produced in Galicia. It’s an award winning gin. I had to try it! I like a […]
Galicia is known as a shrinking region. Particularly inland, several ghost villages can be found where almost all inhabitants have left. But what is the most deserted and uninhabited place in Galicia? Most uninhabited place in Galicia The most uninhabited place in Galicia is Comarca de Viana. This region has […]
No Madrid, but Santiago de Compostela. The Spanish cycling race La Vuelta a España does not finishes in Spain’s capital as usual, but has its finish on the Praza de Obradoiro, the main square of Santiago in front of the cathedral. Besides this last stage, the race has two more […]
At the end of 2020 the famous Galician bagpipe player Susane Seivane released a brand new album: Dende o meu balcón. A marvellous album full of bagpipe songs. Feel like you’re in Galicia while listening the bagpipe, la gaita, in Galician style. How does Dende o meu balcón sounds? Susane […]
While looking for Spanish Netflix series in Galicia the following movie caught my attention: Eye for an Eye, also known for it’s Spanish title Quien a hierro mata. It appears to be an impressive story that’s located in Galicia. The movie is also noted as the ‘anti intouchables’. Well, that […]
Have you seen Bitter Daisies on Netflix? This series, that’s based in Galicia, has a second season. And the good news is, Bitter Daisies 2 is now available on Netflix! A special detail about this series: it’s written in Galego, the language of Galicia. It’s the first series originally written […]
Available to watch now on Netflix, a new thriller in Galicia: The mess you leave behind. The original Spanish title is ‘El desorden que dejas‘. The mess you leave behind is a mysterious thriller. The story of this series happens in the surroundings of Ourense. Enjoy beautiful views of the […]
Do you remember Ronaldinho? The soccer star who stole many hearts at the beginning of this century when playing at FC Barcelona. On a sunny February in 2004 he had less luck in Santiago de Compostela… To promote a catholic festival Ronaldinho was asked to shoot a promotional video in […]
Galicia in the news this week! What happened? While Spain and the rest of Europe are slowly getting out of the corona lock down, there is an outbreak in a village in Galicia. This caused the government to create a regional local lock down in the area of A Mariña. […]
Update: you can now watch the series The mess you leave behind A new Netflix series in Galicia is on it’s way. The series called: The Mess You Leave Behind. This series is based on a book with the same title by the author Carlos Montero. He will also direct […]
Galicia is often seen as a far-off and remote corner of Spain. Well, in some aspects they are right: in Galicia you can find the most western point of Spain and also the most Northern place. Most Western point: Cabo Touriñán Did you thought about Cape Finisterre at first as most […]
A positive post in those dark days of the corona crisis. Spain has a total lock down and also people in Galicia have to stay at home. Nevertheless two lovebirds in A Coruña got married this week! A wedding in a very special way. Daniel en Alba, a couple A […]
Do you recognize the country of the following map? It’s a map of the Kingdom of Galicia. And as far as we know it’s the first printed map of Galicia. The map is drawn by Hernando Ojea and appears in the book Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theater of the world) by […]
Want to see a fantastic series, based on a real history and at the same time seeing something of Galicia and it’s culture? Then this one is for you. The series Fariña, or Cocaine Coast as it’s named in English, can be seen on Netflix. The English translation of the […]
To all the soccer fans, in the following video you will dive deep into ‘O Derbi galego’, the Galician derby between Deportivo a Coruña and Celta de Vigo. Well, it’s not only about soccer! The first 6 minutes are about Galicia. You’ll see beautiful captures of the coast. And true […]
Ever heard the legend of the Inuit? The legend claims the Inuit have more as 200 words to describe snow. It results the legend isn’t real. There aren’t more words to describe snow than in the English language. Would this legend become true in Galicia? The region is known as […]