Easter is now nearly passed and it was the not unusual changeable weather. Deluges of rain interspersed with sun shine. Another good opportunity to just relax, eat and avoid working. Here are some images from just around us: Yes, Easter Monday, life in rural Galicia is relaxed. As you can see we even have very…
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Public holidays Spain Galicia and UK as well as local and regional events
Feria do vino 2010 – Sober (Amandi) Ribeira Sacra
No, I’m not sorry. I know, yet another fiesta and please hold on tight next week is semana Santa! Yes, you guessed correctly, another range of fiestas and processions. I heard a very good idiom the other day in German – Ihr habt die Uhren, wir haben die Zeit! – which is translated – You…
Fiesta en Mer – San Jose 2010 – La secunda vez
Normally Mer is a sleepy village where one encounters the odd tractor and twice daily the “hora punto de vacas” (rush hour of the cows). BUT San Jose or St. Josephs day is yet another story. The tenth century saw the introduction of a feast day, usually on the 19th of March. The actual day of…
