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Author:<\/p>

Rob<\/p>

Dutchman who fell in love with Galicia. He studied at the University of Santiago de Compostela, lived with a Galician roommate in Barcelona, and has visited Galicia multiple times over the past 20+ years.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

The first time I drove into Galicia I got hooked. Galicia is Spain’s northwestern corner. A green region that feels worlds apart from the typical Spanish landscape. It’s the area where the famous Camino de Santiago<\/a> leads to and also a popular area for Spanish people for the capital Madrid to celebrate their beach holidays<\/a>. Galicia is also the region of the marisco (seafood)<\/a> and licor caf\u00e9 (coffee liqueur)<\/a>. An area with its own language<\/a> and culture. It’s the greenest region of Spain, a result of it also being the region which most rain of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where is Galicia located in Spain? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The first time I drove into Galicia, I literally pulled over to take photos. After hours crossing the dusty meseta the environment changed and the ‘Macizo Galaico’ appeared, the Galician Massif. On the way up mist rolls in. It’s been some time since I’ve seen any clouds. At the top, the scenery changes dramatically. Suddenly I was surrounded by the lush green mountains of O Cebreiro. The temperature dropped 10 degrees and everywhere around the nature is green. Some minutes ago I was in the desert, now a healthy green oasis is beneath my feet. Welcome to Galicia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galicia is the most northwestern region of Spain. On the regions east side it’s separated from the rest of Spain by mountains, in the south of it lays Portugal. In the north and west Galicia is totally surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. The coastline of Galicia measures an amount of 1200 kilometers. That’s 30% of the total Spanish coastline!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Galicia is a beautiful, green area in the northwest of Spain. It’s no coincidence that the region is very green, because it does rain in Galicia. It’s part of the climate of Galicia. Water ascends from the Atlantic Ocean, that surrounds Galicia in the north and the west, en some further in the region this water comes down again as rain. The clouds often don’t pass the mountains that surround Galicia in the east, what results in the dramatic transition from Galicia to the inlands of Spain.
However, if you would ask a local Galego about the rainfall, they would probably answer you that the rainy image is somewhat exaggerated. In my visits to Galicia I experienced many beautiful sunny days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geography and figures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Galicia has about 3 million inhabitants. Galicia is an autonomous region in Spain and consists of four provinces: A Coru\u00f1a, Lugo, Pontevdra and Ourense. The capital of Galicia is Santiago de Compostela<\/a>, located in the province of A Coru\u00f1a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some figues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n