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- Galicians (Galician: galegos [ɡaˈleɣʊs]; Spanish: gallegos [ɡaˈʎeɣos]) are a Romance-speaking European ethnic group from northwestern Spain; they are closely related to the northern Portuguese people and has its historic homeland in Galicia, in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Galicians (Galician: galegos [ɡaˈleɣʊs]; Spanish: gallegos [ɡaˈʎeɣos]) are a Romance-speaking European ethnic group from northwestern Spain; they are closely related to the northern Portuguese people and has its historic homeland in Galicia, in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Galicia (/ ɡ ə ˈ l ɪ ʃ (i) ə / gə-LISH(-ee)-ə; Galician: Galicia [ɡaˈliθjɐ] or Galiza [ɡaˈliθɐ]; Spanish: Galicia) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra.
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Entering Galicia across the hills that divide it from the arid plains of Castile, your first surprise is the countryside: it's green, gentle and threaded by rivers. Then you reach the coast. Galicia's 1200km shoreline frequently rears up in some of Europe's most awe-inspiring cliffs and capes – as at Cabo Ortegal, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the...
Thanks to all that coast and dozens of fishing villages, Galician markets and tables are loaded with seafood whose variety, quality and freshness have few serious rivals in Europe. You never dreamed octopus could taste as good as it does in pulpo á feira – tender slices of tentacle sprinkled with olive oil and paprika. You can find this quintessent...
Galician wines are not (yet) as well known as some other Spanish wines but they are enjoying a big resurgence – and they're perfectly suited to Galicia's cuisine and ambience. Best known are the fruity albariño whites of the Rías Baixas DO (Denominación de Orígen) – whose attractive little 'capital', Cambados, was chosen as 2017's European City of ...
No whitewashed villages here. In these damp northern climes it's pure natural stone that stands up best to the elements. (Yes, Galicia's rainy reputation is justified – but you could easily strike a warm sunny spell, and if you don't, the rain showers will often be spaced between sunny intervals.) Two millennia ago, Galicians fortified the Roman to...
Galicians think of themselves as Celts, distinct from other Spaniards, tracing their origins to a wave of migration from the east in the first millennium BC, and earthwork forts from that period, known as castros, dot the landscape. Scenic Monte de Santa Tregain Galicia's far southwest corner offers the most spectacular examples of these relics. Th...
Jun 11, 2018 · The people of Galicia in Spain ( o pobo galego in Galician) inhabit the northwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, directly north of Portugal. They speak Castilian Spanish and Galician, the latter a Romance language that is parent to modern Portuguese. They are predominantly Roman Catholic.
Jan 22, 2014 · Where is the seventh Celtic nation? 22 January 2014. By Kiran Herbert,Features correspondent. family of menhirs, a coruna, spain, manolo paz, arist dolmen, galicia. Galicia, an autonomous...
The kingdom of Spain was formed at the end of the 15th century by the union of Castile (of which Galicia was then a part) and Aragon . Political and cultural sentiments during the 19th century increased support for the idea of Galicia having a separate identity from the rest of Spain.
Feb 3, 2021 · Esme Fox 03 February 2021. The region of Galicia lies in the northwestern corner of Spain, above Portugal. It’s characterised by rugged coastlines, historic cities and rolling green scenery. Here are our 10 things to know before visiting Galicia. They have their own language. Galicians speak Spanish, but they have their own language too – Gallego.
