It seems like a smaller city, so I feel like it will be really easy to explore everything I want to see. There's a museum about the galician people (Museo do Pobo Galego), and lots of beautiful parks.
Map of the different caminos to Santiago de Compostela |
Galicia also has a lot of interesting food. In an earlier post I mentioned the queimada (flaming drink). Galician cuisine seems to be very focused around seafood--not surprising considering its location on the Atlantic.
The empanada gallega looks interesting. Kind of like a flaky pot pie. It traditionally has onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, tuna, and hardboiled eggs.
Polbo á feira is a dish with octopus! Traditionally it is eaten with potatoes and a "young" red wine (I think its strange that this was emphasized).
A big fan of stews and soups, I'm really excited to try Caldo Gallego.
More on Galician cuisine and Santiago de Compostela... Hopefully I will have a lot of good stuff to post when I actually go there!
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