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So what to do when I’m there? Tip, tours walks sights just bring your own book.

Feria de Navidad – X-mas market – Weihnachtsmarkt – MER – SOBER – Ribeira Sacra

Hola todas , Hello everyone, Hallo,

10  December from 12:00 till 20:00Feria de navidad Ribeira Sacra Mer

x-mas market in Mer Sober.

German style

Mercadillo tipo Aleman

with real artists,
hecho a mano y
hecho a casa

 

Small and large presents
Pequeno y grande regalos, adornos y ideas.

The taste of German sausages, refined with a glass of Glühwein and topped off with some Stollen oder Plätzchen……

who can resists????

 

El sabor de las „Bratwürstchen“ (salchichas Aleman), refinado, con un vaso de vino caliente y coronada con algunos de los „Stollen“ o las galletas ……

¿quién puede resistirse?

 

Hasta 10 de Dicember!!!!!

 

Where are we (click) Donde estamos (pulse aqui)

GPS: 42° 26′ 42,25″ – 7° 34′ 25,17″ / Decimales 42,444403 -7,573214


 

 

 

Open Garden – Jornadas puertas abieras – 2. in April 2011

Art craft and open Garden in Mer Sober Ribeira SacraWell we organised a 2nd opening of our garden or more precisely a small rural fair.

Emmely from TanquianWe are working on implementing this, it is a well known concept in England. There, the yellow book and fairs in gardens are a great attraction to spend weekends.

Here in rural Galicia to say it’s in its infancy would probably result in being sued for slander by all the infants here, as it is not yet existing.

 

So to start getting this on the map, we invited artesans and craft people to join us for a day and start demonstarting what this is about and and how enjoyable it can be.

 

Emmely, who has long been suffering our antics, joined to present and sell her eco / green produce and to remind me that her new web site is awaiting attention.
She happily put up camp in the new wood corner.

 

 

Rustic creations by Lee and family

chipping away - Lee stone mason

 

 

 

Lee and family converted our alpendre into a living and working room with their great furniture and decorative items. Lee used the time to demonstrate and finish  another customised house sign.

 

 

 

Basketry by performance artist

 

 

 

We had the fortune of having a real professional basket maker in attendance and actually showing (off…) how it is done. Just watching for some minutes is mesmerising and the results are stunning.

More about Deborah and her baskets click here

baskets for every day use or decoration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Galician cooking holidays by Lisa & Dawn

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lisa & Dawn with their husbands in attendance set up tent to present oils, caces and other treats as well a

s to marketing their cooking

Setting it all up

holiday offers. Have a look at their web site – Cooking in Galicia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbey and friends

 

 

 

Abbey and friends, a group from Escairon, showed rural crafts.

Patiently made hanging baskets from hazel, wood cuts representing flowers and lots more.

 

 

Lemos Verde in polytunnel

 

 

 

As we had no idea that we would just see brilliant sunshine, Barbara moved to decorations in the polytunnel, just to be on the safe side.

 

Flowers where to be seen all over the garden and quite a few visitors enjoyed this „spectacle“

All of us just inetrrupted this by having lunch in the sun (don’t forget its just April!)

lunch crowd

 

A view to the tents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More about the garden can be read here in EnComun a regional bi monthly newspaper.

Just in case you missed our latest appearance on national TV in Destino espana click here -> Destino Espana Galicia LifeinGalicia

 

So long

expat

 

 

Solicitud DUA – Import to Spain from outside the EU by mail

You may have received a

Aviso De Llegada de Envio Postal Internacional Solicitud DUA

or you intend to buy something outside the EU and have it shipped via mail (postal systems).

The example is myself as I buy art materials from the US which are not obtainable here or are even including the IVA customs and clearance charges are significantly cheaper than within the EU.Import advice - Postal service - DUA

There are three levels when importing to Spain:

1. up to 22 Euros not duties etc need to be paid, make sure its labelled accordingly e.g. sample value 18€ Euro, otherwise if it gets held at the mail import office you still liable to pay clearance charges.

2. Up to 150 Euros no customs charges – Aranca –  is payable, just IVA (VAT/MWST), presentation and clearance charges.

3. Above 150 Euros you will have to pay Aranca (2.7 – 3%), IVA (at present 18% ), presentation (3.40 Euros + IVA) and clearance charges (17.80 Euros & IVA) if you do it remotely. You can visit the mail office at Madrid Bajas airport and avoid the clearance charge. You can use any agency that is legal and accepted prior customs, I found Speedtrans, the one on the aviso, cheap and efficient, why pay more?

4. Make sure you have or get a Pro Forma Invoice that states the details and pricing and  a total. It is advisable not to use the final invoice as these tend to have the shipping and other charges added to the total. The clearance agency will always use the total. The currency should be clearly visible as the agent will convert to Euro, in case of Speedtrans, at mid market rates of the day.

5. You can use any agency that is legal and does import declarations

To do it remotely you need:

Pro Forma Invoice or Invoice
SAD which is you aviso solicitud
A fax or scanner and an e mail address
Electronic banking to pay – or visit any local bank and pay there.

UPDATED pls check this link for latest info – http://www.correos.es/contenido/02E-EnviarPaq/03-PaqInternacional/02E03-adtpostales.asp?pestania=’E‘

Visit this web site. All is explained (in Castillan not Gallego), use Google translate if you don’t yet trust your Spanish.

I wrote a clean cover sheet with my NIE/NIF – e-mail, phone number and a short declaration like materiales para artesania and faxed this, with the SAD (letter) and invoice details, to the number given on the Internet site.
That was Friday at about 4pm. On Monday at about 11am I received an e-mail with the invoice and details, a reference number as well as payment instructions. I paid by „tranferencia bancaria“. So I did not have to leave my office in the nowhere of deepest rural Galicia. Great!

USDUSD/EUREuroIVATramite
368.761.225301.03
Aranca3.00%9.03
IVA16.00%48.16
Gasto Correos3.8016.00%4.41
Gasto Speedtrans17.4016.00%20.18
 Total Tramite81.79

So if you’re after a deal expect to pay about 24.60 Euros clearance and at present 21% (IVA & 3%) duty.

Once payment is cleared it will be thrown back into the mail and delivered.

Thought you may want to know.

Expat

PS. Be aware that Jersey, Guernsey, IOM and Switzerland are outside the EU as well!

PPS. Update: Today, after two days, all arrived by mail. No problem!

 

PPPS: Latest information is here – pls be aware 1st of September 2012  21%IVA !!  – http://www.correos.es/contenido/02E-EnviarPaq/03-PaqInternacional/02E03-adtpostales.asp?pestania=’E‘

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