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…
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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…
Barefoot in the former kingdom of Galicia
Summer and the living is easy. Traipsing barefoot through our wine laden gardens in the formerkingdom of Galicia, here is a quick glimpse back in time. Wikipedia shows a very concise article about Galicia specifically its time as a kingdom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Galicia So the kingdom existed on and off from 410 – 1833. The first where…
