Galicia life and experiences as seen from Mer near Sober

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Romeira de Cadeiras - The yearly fiesta near Pinol Ribeira Sacra - Our second year

Amazing, more than a year passed. We are older, wiser?, the house is nearly finished (will it ever?), but we do know a lot more people.
Last year we heard about ROMERIA DE CADEIRAS which is a fiesta of 3-4 days at the beginning of September, in Castro Cadeiras near Pinol. Once a year this sleepy historic […]

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Thursday, September 11th, 2008

What to do on a Sunday - No problemo - There is always something on

On Saturday our mail woman dropped the long awaited Amazon US order in our doorway. A nice bag full of books. Thus reading late we woke up suitably late. Nevertheless we had a ”Scarce Swallowtail” having breakfast at the same time so felt not too bad.
After this we headed for the market in Monforte. I have […]

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Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Feira da Rosca - Mer Sober - Always 12th of August (market day)

As written before feiras (ferias in castellan) and fiestas not necessarily are on weekends. Our local Feira da Rosca is dove tailed on the first market day in August. This, in Sober is the 12th.
Normally Sober is on the quiet side. August sees nearly all houses inhabited as lots of Galiciens come home for the […]

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Thursday, August 14th, 2008