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Holidays in Galicia  -  Travel information Galicia  -  Galicia Holidays.

Provinces in Galicia : A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, Pontevedra

In the north Galicia borders the Cantabrian Sea, in the west the Atlantic Ocean, in the south Portugal and in the east Castille & León and Asturias.

Capital City Galicia : Santiago de Compostella


car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels, travel agencies, travel guides, transportation / traveling to galicia

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Camping & Caravanning Galicia

 Eurocampings - ACSI Camping Guide

Car Rental Galicia

 Holiday Autos  -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station:Santiago de Compostella Airport, Santiago DT and cities and airports throughout Spain.

More rental Companies? See Page Car Rentals

Holiday Homes / Apartments

  Interhome  -  Holiday homes Galicia
All properties are checked on a regular basis. All homes can be booked on-line. Properties are shown by destination.

 Euro Relais  -  Holiday Cottages
Charming chalet, villa, castle or mill? Country cottage, mansion or farmhouse? Discover their special holiday homes and book online!

See also the page Holiday Homes

Hostels / Budget Accommodation

Somewhere2stay.com  -  Cheap Holiday Accommodation Santiago de Compostella

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Spainhostels [ hostal / hostales:simple / basic accommodation
 REAJ - Albergue juvenil = Spanish youth hostels

Hotels in Galicia

 Booking - Hotels in Galicia  -  Hotel Guide Galicia
Hotels in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Vigo, Lugo, Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, O Grove, Ourense, Covas, Portonovo, Bastiagueiro, Ribadeo, and more.

 Booking  -  Hotels Costa de la Muerte  -  Hotel Guide Costa de la Muerta
Hotels in Bastiagueiro, Perillo, Finisterre, Neaño, Laxe, en Arteixo.

 Booking  -  Hotels Costa Verde  -  Hotel Guide Costa Verde 

   -  discounted hotels
Quality resort hotels, unbeatable prices, up to date availability, instant confirmation.

  Ebookers
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 -  Create your perfect trip  -  Flight, Hotel and Car

 Crystal Lakes and Mountains  -  Holidays in Spain
One of the UK's leading providers of lakes and mountains holidays in Europe and North America.

 Brittany Ferries Holidays and Breaks 
Choose from our superb range of self-catering and hotel accommodation in Galicia and save on your ferry fare. Book online and save.
 


Travel Guide Galicia / Related books

Amazon.com - Travel Guides Galicia 

Northern Spain Insight Guide (Insight Guides S.) - by Teresa Farino
This book includes a section detailing Northern Spain's history, 12 features covering aspects of its life and culture, ranging from Santiago de Compostela's pilgrim route to Pamplona's annual wild bull run, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of top-notch photographs and 20 maps
Paperback 300 pages (May 30, 2003); Publisher: Insight Guides.
Atlantic Houses, Galicia and Northern Portugal 
By Antonio Armesto, Quim Padro (Editor), Graham Thomson (Translator)

Transport / How do I get to Galicia

 Santiago de Compostela Airport  -  see AENA
The airport is located 10 kilometres from Santiago de Compostela, political and cultural capital of Galicia.
Getting there | Accessibility | Parking | Departures | Arrivals | Destinations | Frequently asked questions | Weather

 

 
Book cheap flights to Spain at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

 British Airways / Opodo  -  Flight tickets Galicia / Santiago de Compostela

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights / Cheap  -  Price comparison possible

 RENFE [eng]  -  Spanish train planner

   -  Eurolines  -  coach line to Spain

 DGT - car

  Road maps Galicia at Amazon  


Links 

 Travel Insurance

 Turgalicia  -  Tourism

 Government Galaica  -  Xunta de Galicia
Benvida do Presidente | Galicia | Consellerías | Servizos | DOG | Guia da Comunicación | Organismos Autónomos | Novas | Busca | Axuda ]

 Santiago de Compostela  -  Capital City Galicia  -  Santiago Turismo
Santiago de Compostela is mainly a monumental town, a stony miracle which has been shaped around the Apostle St James's sepulchre along the centuries, and which has resulted in one of the most splendid and harmonic architectural ensembles in the world. Considered to be one of the three spiritual capitals of Christendom together with Rome and Jerusalem, from the Middle Ages it became the goal of religious pilgrimages, a phenomenon that would give birth to the pilgrims' Road to Santiago, the real spine of the art and the thought from which, as Goethe said, the idea of Europe would be born. Thanks to this road, Compostela spread its creations all over Europe in the same way that all cultural trends found their reflection in the city.

 A Coruña Province  -  Deputación da Coruña
 Province Lugo  -  Deputación Provincial de Lugo
 Province Ourense  -  Deputación Provincial de Ourense 
 Pontevedra Province  -  Diputación Provincial de Pontevedra

 Santiago de Compostella  -  Capital Province A Coruna  -  Santiago Turismo
Endpoint famous European pilgrimage route.
At the beginning of the ninth century, the bishop of Iria, Teodomiro, discovered the tomb of the apostle St James and Kings Alfonso II and Alfonso III erected churches and founded the monasteries of Antealtares and Pinario. The cult of Santiago, however, had aroused the distrust of the Muslim vizier, Almanzor, who razed Compostela to the ground in 997 and took the bells off to Cordoba.

 A Coruña City  -  The Town Council of La Coruna
The municipality of La Coruña lies in the extreme north west of Spain and forms part of the autonomous region of Galicia. It is an Atlantic city with a moderate climate.
Information | What to see | Where to eat | Where to sleep | Active tourism | Beaches and Environment | Celebrations and markets | Leisure Time | Congresses | City Map La Coruna | Photographic Gallery
 Betanzos
The village of Betanzos, 23 kilometres from La Coruña, contains wonderful examples of medieval architecture , with the many houses bearing coats of arms and its 'fishing quarter' making it a delightful place to visit. Once a flourishing port, it now lies some distance from the sea.
 Ferrol
 Lugo  -  Concello de Lugo
During the Roman occupation, Lugo was the only town in Galicia to be legally recognised as a provincial capital. Its walls, with many semi-circular turrets along a circuit of over 2 kilometres, date back to that time. In spite of subsequent additions, it is the finest Roman-walled area in the country.
Turismo : Museos e monumentos, Catedral, Vestixios Romanos, Festas, Axenda Cultural, Gastronomía, Aloxamento e información 
 Mondoñedo
The peaceful streets and squares of Mondoñedo are dotted with old buildings, convents and churches. The Fonte Vella dates from the sixteenth century, but the majority of buildings date from the eighteenth century: the Santuario de los Remedios, the Town Hall, the Santa Catalina Royal Seminary with its subsequent additions, etc.
 Ourense  -  Concello de Ourense
Ourense is a city with centuries of history. It was an important settlement during Roman times because of its location and because it was the ideal place to cross the River Miño. The famous Puente Viejo (Old Bridge) dates back to those times, and although it has been rebuilt many times since then it is still the focal point of the city.
 Pontevedra  -  Concello de Pontevedra 
The many prehistoric cave engravings in the countryside surrounding the town of Pontevedra are proof of its ancient origins; a primitive settlement situated at the foot of the river of the same name.
 Tui  -  Concello de Tui
The history of Tui dates back many, many centuries, as befits its privileged location on a hill on the banks of the River Miño and on the border with Portugal. These circumstances had a great bearing on the planning of its ancient streets, which harmoniously wind their way down from the cathedral to the river.
 Vigo  -  Concello de Vigo 
The sea and Vigo are inseparable. In the sixteenth century the port of Berbés was an important shipping centre throughout the world, hit by a series of raids led initially by Drake and which culminated in the battle of Rande and the sinking of the Indies galleons.

 Costa de la Muerte / Costa da Morte  -  Finisterre / Finisterra - The Death Coast

 Camino de Santiago
The pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Compostela can be started from any of the villages along the Santigo Route since it is not necessary to go through every stage of it. But if you want to make the pilgrimage from beginning to end, you will have to start in Roncesvalles and cover 31 stages.
 Press  -  Diario de Ferrol
 Press  -  Diario de Pontevedra
 Press  - La Voz de Galicia
 TV  -  TV Ferro- - Canal 31  -  emision en directo online
 University Santiago de Compostela  -  USC - Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

Cuisine 

 Spaintour  -  Typical Spanish Dishes

The Book of Spanish Cooking by Hilaire Walden
From apple cake to zarzuela, this collection of recipes, while not all-encompassing, is a great introduction to the richness of the Spanish cuisine - and at a relative bargain price, to boot. Also recommended: This series's installments on North African, Mediterranean, Greek and French provincial cooking, antipasti, pasta, light pasta sauces, and pizzas and Italian breads.
ISBN: 1557880638
Traditional Spanish Cooking by Janet Mendel 
Traditional Spanish Food is based on village cooking, with broad regional styles. Following years of res earch and inspired by her love of Spanish food, Janet Mendel has brought together a wonderful collection of recipes, fro m pastries to paella.
Publisher: Garnet Publishing, Ltd.; ASIN: 1859640524

History of Galicia

 Galicia's History  - Wikipedia

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

The Bagpipes of Galicia -  Audio CD  -  listen to the song samples of Banda De Gaitas Ledicia
Un Canto a Galicia -  Julio Iglesias
 The Way of St. James

 Bagpipe Sheet Music at Musicroom 
This is the place to find bagpipe sheet music and tutor methods. UK site. Free delivery on orders over £15, secure payment and money back guarantee.

Web Portals / Search engines / Directories

 Galinor  -  The tourist guide of Galicia.
 Llugonet.com  -  El portal de Lugo en internet
Empresas, restaurantes, hoteles, casas rurales, agenda, cartelera, cines, foro, and more

 Terra  -  portal site / search engine [ spanish language ]
 Google.es

 Yellow Guide Spain
 Telefonica.es  -  White Guide

 Search Iberia  -  search engine for information about Spain 


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