Gastronomy
Octopus the Galician Way
One can not walk the Camino de Santiago or visit Galicia without trying; at least once the specialty octopus prepared the Galician way. In Palas de Rei (in the province n Lugo) we find various pilgrims that are doing just that. Palas de Rei »
Galician Gastronomy has now its own website
The excellent Galician cuisine has now gotten its own web portal on the Internet, www.gastronomiadegalicia.com. This website has been created as apart of the “Gastronomic Plan for the Holy year 2010” that has as its goal to “consolidate Galician gastronomy and convert Galicia into a gastronomic tourist destination”, said the tourist and culture minister of... »
Korean Experience on the Camino
Proud over “surviving” a tendonitis that made it difficult to walk, this Korean pilgrim tells us his motives that made him walk the Camino and the things he has learn from this experience. Our pilgrim is in Santiago de Compostela and he has only one thing left to do: Try the “Pulpo a la... »
The Santiago torte, the protected cake from Galicia
This is the most famous torte on the Camino de Santiago and the most popular in the Galician kitchen. This torte is so popular that it even has its own page on Wikipedia. In addition it has been protected by the European Union that has given it a “Geographical Protected Identification” label. This means... »
A Xacobeo with austerity and Plurality
Xacobeo 2010 is governed by the principals of quality, universality, modernity, legacy, sustainability accessibility and solidarity. These are principles that are the basis for the program that will be carried out for the next year. For the presentation of Xacobeo 2010, a symbolic data was cosen: the 20th day of the 10th month, that plays... »
Wine tasting
The Camino de Santiago is also a good way to try out the Galician wines. The Camino has actually influenced the way the Galician wines has developer. Wine has been made in Galicia for the last 2000 years. Even if Ribeiro was one of the important exporters of wine during the middle ages, it was... »
The Gastronomic Camino in October
In September we Publisher a small guide with a few of the gastronomic “fiestas” that were celebrated during that month. Now, let’s have a look at October. This is the gastronomic camino in October: O Grove O Grove (Pontevedra): Seafood feast, the 2nd to the 12th. (Along Ruta del Mar) Vilanova de Lourenzá (Lugo) Vilanova de Lourenzá (Lugo): The... »
The Scallop
The scallop is the sign of the pilgrimage, but also a sign of the gastronomy in Galicia. The pecten maximus is a bivalve mollusk tepic from the sea of Galicia that they from old times attached to the clothes of a pilgrim to prove that he/she had actually bee to Santiago de Compostela and... »
Grocery store in Melide
We are visiting a small grocery store in Melide, in the province of A Coruña along the Camino Francés. There are many pilgrims that pass by this store and buys products locally grown from this area, like: cheeses, chorizos, empanadas, sweets and honey. This is a good opportunity to get some provisions before starting... »
The tourist sector in Santiago receives a price
The last stop is Santiago de Compostela. First you need to visit the Apostle in the cathedral, the thereafter we will let us be tempted by the offers from the bars and restaurants in Santiago. And we are in good hands. During many centuries, the restaurants and bars in Santiago has contributed to the... »
