Painting by Alfredo Souto Cuero

Alfredo Souto Cuero (1862-1940)

Vista dunha rúa do pobo de Estribela (1900)

In this picture we can see a small, traditional Galician village. In the middle of the square there is a “cruceiro” (high cross) which is behind the stone wall.

On the right of the “cruceiro” there is an old woman sitting next to a house. All the houses in this little village are white and old.

In the background there are a lot of green trees. 

O PORCO

O PORCO

If you live in Vigo, you must try the food of “Mesón del Jamón”, that is its real name but it’s known by “O Porco” because the pork there is great!

            It’s a rustic restaurant of tapas where in my opinion you can eat the best pork with turnip leaves (“lacón con grelos”), which is a typical Galician food. If you like it, I encourage you to eat pig’s ear, it doesn't look great but its taste is awesome. Also, the chorizo and the other dishes are so good and the most incredible thing is that you can eat and drink a lot for only €10 per person, more or less.

            This restaurant (tavern) is located in the old town, on Calle Real (Royal Street). I recommend that you go at night because afterwards, you can have a beer in some bars nearby.

 Enjoy your meal and the party!!!!

Climbing in Vigo area

If you like climbing, there are some areas in Vigo and on the outskirts where you will enjoy fresh air and fantastic views.

In Galiñeiro, Budiño, Monteferro, Hío and Oia there are a lot of routes with different levels from fourth to eight degree of difficulty. The only problem about this activity is the question of getting to the mountains. However the city council organizes walks most weekends and sometimes a bus is provided. The rock is granite, which is an adherent material.

The view from these places is spectacular. Even if you don't climb, you can enjoy walking along the paths  around these places. Galiñeiro is the highest mountain in the Vigo area. It is inland like Budiño. Monteferro, Hío and Oia are on the coast with spectacular sea views.

You can get information and pictures about it in this link:

http://trepadas.wordpress.com/lugares-proximos/

http://vincios.org (Cartografías Sensibles)


And here you can get more information about climbing in Galicia:

http://cantil.wordpress.com/


Beni Expósito

TRIP TO “LA GUARDIA”

TRIP TO “LA GUARDIA”

If you want to enjoy a day in a beautiful place in Galicia you have to visit La Guardia. La Guardia is in the south of Galicia, really near Portugal. There are over 10,000 inhabitants.

If you don´t have a car to get there, the best option is take a bus at Vigo bus station (Avenida de Madrid, 57). You can walk from Plaza España. It's quite near. There are a lot of buses during the day but if you want to enjoy the day, the best option is to take the 7:30 bus. The company of the buses is ATSA, you can see the bus in the picture.

This bus goes to La Guardia passing through Baiona. The views are amazing!

When you arrive in La Guardia (at 9 o´clock) you only have to ask someone where “Monte Santa Tecla” is; anyone can explain to you (La Guardia is small).

In this moment you have to start to walk because you have 2,8 kilometers to ascend to the mountain, more or less 40 minutes.  But it´s worth doing it because when you arrive at the peak you will see that view! The mouth of the “Río Miño” and Portugal.

And Celtic dwellings too!

After that, it’s time to eat and if you want to eat the best shellfish you have to go to the port. You should go back down the mountain and then ask someone again for directions to “El Puerto”.

When you arrive at the port I will give two options. Both of them are in the same pedestrian street!

-          If you have money for a seafood platter the best option is to go to “Maruxia” (Avenida Puerto, 29) you are going to spent more or less €30-40.

-          But if you don´t have a lot of money you can go to take “tapas” in “El Puerto Guardes” (Avenida del Puerto 1). Here, €7 is going to be enough and the food is amazing!

When you finish your meal, you can go for a walk by the port. You can see how beautiful the port and the houses are. Typical houses of a fishing town!

The day is over and you have to come back to Vigo. (Although you can enjoy a Saturday night out here, because there are a lot pubs to go out and the people are very friendly).

If you want to come back, you can take the bus in the same place at 5, 5:30, 6 or 7! Be careful because at 7  p.m. the last bus goes!!!

ENJOY YOUR DAY IN LA GUARDIA!!! J

Healthy Living in Vigo

                If you are a fan of ecological products, your shop in Vigo is Verde Bioleta, in Pizarro Street, 81. This shop isn’t very cheap but here you’ll find all kinds of ecological things. From fresh fruits and vegetables to all kinds of breads (wheat, rye, spelt,…), all variety of cereals and seeds (millet, sarracen wheat,…), dry fruits, a lot of different dairy products, sausages meats and ecological meat.

                If you are vegetarian, macrobiotic or simply, you like to have Japanese meat, you’ll find everything you want. And if they don’t have what you want, they can usually get it for you.

                Furthermore, you’ll find cosmetic and hygienic products made with natural ingredients that don’t produce any allergy. And if you have some health problem, they have a naturist doctor surgery and  they’ll sell you a lot of health products too.

                Verde Bioleta also sells a lot of books covering a wide range of topics: nature, health, natural therapies, cook,... 

Sometimes they organize conferences or courses free. If you want to be informed you can see their facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Verde-Bioleta/405789029528188
 

Written by Marina Alcalde.

La Pepita : an Alternative in Fast Food Restaurants

If you love hamburgers but you are bored of the taste of the pre-cooked hamburgers of McDonalds or Burger King Restaurants, you should go to La pepita Burger Bar. This restaurant, situated in calle Oporto near to the church of García Barbón, was opened in March of 2012 and from the beginning, it has been an alternative to the classic franchise of fast food restaurants. The main factor for the success of this Burger Bar is the use of food fresh to elaborate delicious hamburgers. For this reason it is normal to see queues at lunch or dinner time during the weekend. However, if you don’t want to wait, you can phone them and then to pick up your order to eat it at home, but I think that it is worth eating there. In the next link, you can see more information like the menu or their telephone number for orders:


http://www.lapepitaburgerbar.com/la-pepita/



written by Nicolás Ramos

A day on Ons island

The best way to go to Ons island is by getting a bus as far as Bueu's harbor and then buy your tickets in the ticket office (placed in the harbor). The journey to the island takes around 30 minutes and in the meantime you can see beautiful views of Marin and Pontevedra.

Once you are there you can choose a lot of things to do, for example you can go sightseeing visiting places likes "O buraco do inferno".

Really, if you don't want to spend a lot of money you should bring your own food something like a ham/cheese roll or an omelette. If you don't do that, you can eat in different traditional restaurants placed there.

In the afternoon, you can choose between doing one of the three routes for a walk. We would recommend doing the "natural route", you will walk about two kilometers as far as "Playa de Melide" and there you can spend a good evening!