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Galicia

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  • Familia de Menhires by Manolo Paz (1994) is a postmodern set of standing stones in a prominent seaside park in A Coruna.
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  • A huge crowd gathers on the plaza at the cathedral in Santiago de Compastela for the fireworks display on St. James Day.<br />
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©Jim Richardson  All rights reserved<br />
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You can see more of my photography at www.jimrichardsonphotography.com  <br />
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©Jim Richardson  All rights reserved. You can see more of my work at:  www.jimrichardsonphotography.com<br />
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Or follow me on Instagram @JimRichardsonNG
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  • View of the little village of O Cebreiro, historically the first village you enter in Galicia, and today the first stop for pilgrims entering Galicia.  A beautiful of Celtic village it has been converted from farming hamlet to accomodation for visitors with the last few decades.  A beautiful place to see the green, mountainous eastern Galicia.
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  • Wild horse are gathered from the hills and brought to a coral at the Rapa Das Bestas in Vimianzo, Galicia.  On the second day the horses are gathered in the coral where teams of five men wrestle them to the ground so they can have their manes and tails trimmed.  This ancient tradition as passed from economic necessity to popular cultural tradition, the asociacion now making the event and increasingly popular attraction.  The wild west of the Celtic World.  The big feast features beef, pork, and (wouldn't you know) horse meat, the most popular.
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  • A cow comes home late at night in the ancient Celtic village of Piernado in Los Ancares, the eastern mountainous region of Galicia. Cows are led to pasture in the morning and come home later in the day on their own, this one much later.  Here the old Celtic ways are still pretty fresh and the current generation still uses the old Pallozas, thatched stone houses that were home to livestock as well, even if they have built newer living quarters next door.
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  • A Quemada, an ancient Celtic drinking tradition, at Casa Roxo in the ancient Celtic village of Piernado in Los Ancares, the eastern mountainous region of Galicia. At a Quemada the alcohol is burned way, looking very spirit-like, while a poem is read casting away all sort of evil spirits.  Here the old Celtic ways are still pretty fresh and the current generation still uses the old Pallozas, thatched stone houses that were home to livestock as well, even if they have built newer living quarters next door.
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  • The Camino de Santiago on a foggy morning near Portomarin, Galicia.  Pilgrims hike along the trail in the thousands making for an almost endless stream each day. Most of the Camino goes through rural areas like this and is one of the very best ways to see the heart of Galicia.
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  • Dancers make way for the Virgen at a procession in Camariñas, Galicia where the statue is brought out for a blessing of the fishing fleet.
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  • Pilar Ariesto Valiña and her aunt Amelia in the little Galician village of O Cebreiro.  Pilar came to the town as a young woman, when it was a simple Celtic farming hamlet complete with thatch-roofed Palloza. Today she owns the Hotel O Cebreiro and Casa Valiña that houses and feeds countless pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago.
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  • The great hat shop of Santiago is Modas (or Sombrereria Iglesias) on the Rua Vilar.  The lady's father founded the shop and they sell only hats made in Spain.  The boxes, however, came from England, they best they could find.  <br />
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©Jim Richardson  All rights reserved. You can see more of my work at:  www.jimrichardsonphotography.com<br />
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Or follow me on Instagram @JimRichardsonNG
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  • The ornate gates of the main entrance to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.  In the afternoon they cast equally ornate shadows, a reflection of the complexity of Santiago and Galicia.
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  • In the pilgrims office in Santiago de Compostela where arriving pilgrims come to have the crededials inspected and to issued their certificate of having completed their pilgrimage.  Their credentials must be stamped and dated at each stop along the Camino de Santiago.  It is a very emotional time for many of them.  The line often runs down the stairs and out into the street.
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  • Galician pipers "Gaiterus" play for the wedding reception at the Parador "Hostal Dos Reis Católicos" in Santiago.  Here they were play from the balcony above the courtyard.
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  • At the market in Santiago de Compostela, perhaps the best in Galicia.  Inside are regular sellers while outside the "peasants" set up wherever they can.  Great food, great people.<br />
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©Jim Richardson  All rights reserved. You can see more of my work at:  www.jimrichardsonphotography.com<br />
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Or follow me on Instagram @JimRichardsonNG
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  • Like the medieval band of troubadors from which it is descended Tuna de Derecho of Santiago de Compostela gathers at a tavern in a little plaza after their nightly performance to continue their singing, now just for fun.   The gathering finally broke  up at 3:00 AM.   Made up of university students, the Tuna, sings for donations to help them pay for their studies.  Often racey and very suggestive, the singers are nothing if not charming.  Must see in Santiago.
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  • Proudly holding his credentials Gonzal Alvarez was glad to be in Santiago de Compostela, the end of his pilgrimage.  The credentials are stamped at each stop along the Camino de Santiago to verify that the pilgrim walked the whole distance.
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  • For one euro visitors to Santiago can have their picture taken with this "pilgrim" dog on the plaza of the clock tower.
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  • Evening in Pontevedra brings everyone to the pleasant plazas in the old quarter of the city.  Noted for its narrow streets, Pontevedra is a beautiful town to visit.<br />
This is the Praza da Lena.
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  • Orreos line the seafront of Combarro near Pontevedra.  Orreos (or horreos) are graneries, unique to Galicia.  Built on stone pillars the flat stones are designed to keep rats and other vermin from getting at the grain.  Orreos are ubiquitous in Galicia, each house having their own.  Now they are an icon and many houses have a decorative orreo in the yard, sometimes even miniature garden versions of no practical use.
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  • Oysters don't get any fresher than this as ladies crack them open while you wait at the Cocedero Bar la Peidrda in the seafood district of Vigo.
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  • Head chef Jose delivers one of the great seafood platters at Marisqueria Bahia in the seafood district of Vigo, Galicia.  Seafood here is some of the best in the world with incredible variety.
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  • Inside a Palloza in the ancient Celtic village of Piernado in Los Ancares, the eastern mountainous region of Galicia. Cows are led to pasture in the morning and come home later in the day on their own, this one much later.  Here the old Celtic ways are still pretty fresh and the current generation still uses the old Pallozas, thatched stone houses that were home to livestock as well, even if they have built newer living quarters next door.  Jose (check this name) was born in this palloza and still uses it everyday, keeping his cattle and chickens here.  Note the Roman cart, still used in some areas of Galicia.
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  • View of the fishing harbor in Camelle, Galicia, Spain
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  • The ancient Celtic village of Santa Tecla looks down on the modern city of A Garda in the far southwest tip of Galicia.  Uncovered during road building in the 1930's the wonderfully preserved village dates from some 2500 years ago.  Remarkably the thatched roofed houses here are almost exactly like the houses you see in use today in O Cebreiro or Piornedo.  One of the most stunning locations I saw in all of Galicia.
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  • The ancient Celtic village of Santa Tecla looks down on the modern city of A Garda in the far southwest tip of Galicia.  Uncovered during road building in the 1930's the wonderfully preserved village dates from some 2500 years ago.  Remarkably the thatched roofed houses here are almost exactly like the houses you see in use today in O Cebreiro or Piornedo.  One of the most stunning locations I saw in all of Galicia.
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  • Muxia on the Costa da Morte is famed for the ancient customs associated with the rocks surrounding the church of Santa Maria de Muxia.  Pilgrims climb under the stone for its healing power.  Others stand on the rocking stone, Pedra da Barca. Some put their heads in curious stone cavities near the shore.   All are customs of Celtic origin.
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  • Familia de Menhires by Manolo Paz (1994) is a postmodern set of standing stones in a prominent seaside park in A Coruna.  It stands on the site of a masacre during the Spanish Civil War.
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  • Muxia on the Costa da Morte is famed for the ancient customs associated with the rocks surrounding the church of Santa Maria de Muxia.  Pilgrims climb under the stone for its healing power.  Others stand on the rocking stone, Pedra da Barca. Some put their heads in curious stone cavities near the shore.   All are customs of Celtic origin.
    MM7189 20050715 37163.jpg
  • Muxia on the Costa da Morte is famed for the ancient customs associated with the rocks surrounding the church of Santa Maria de Muxia.  Pilgrims climb under the stone for its healing power.  Others stand on the rocking stone, Pedra da Barca. Some put their heads in curious stone cavities near the shore.   All are customs of Celtic origin.
    MM7189 20050715 37229.jpg
  • Wild horse are gathered from the hills and brought to a coral at the Rapa Das Bestas in Vimianzo, Galicia.  On the second day the horses are gathered in the coral where teams of five men wrestle them to the ground so they can have their manes and tails trimmed.  This ancient tradition as passed from economic necessity to popular cultural tradition, the asociacion now making the event and increasingly popular attraction.  The wild west of the Celtic World.  The big feast features beef, pork, and (wouldn't you know) horse meat, the most popular.
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  • Hill towns and countryside around the ancient Celtic village of Piernado in Los Ancares, the eastern mountainous region of Galicia.  Here the old Celtic ways are still pretty fresh and the current generation still uses the old Pallozas, thatched stone houses that were home to livestock as well, even if they have built newer living quarters next door.
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  • Around the ancient Celtic village of Piernado in Los Ancares, the eastern mountainous region of Galicia. Cows are led to pasture in the morning and come home later in the day on their own, this one much later.  Here the old Celtic ways are still pretty fresh and the current generation still uses the old Pallozas, thatched stone houses that were home to livestock as well, even if they have built newer living quarters next door.
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  • Texeido is a Celtic sacred site, the place where the souls of the dead Celts went as they wandered Galicia.  The rule was that if you didn't come to Texeido while alive you were condemned to come three times when you were dead.  Today it is a pilgirmage site still, and thousands come to drink the water of the holy well for its curative properties.
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  • The Bar de Fredi in Espasante, Galicia is a popular spot for Celtic music.  The tavern opens at 11:00 pm and things get going about 1:00 am when the pipers arrive.  Music goes on till 5:00 am, finishing up with traditional hill singing, men and women echoing choruses back and forth.  A wild night.
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  • The ancient Celtic village of Santa Tecla looks down on the modern city of A Garda in the far southwest tip of Galicia.  Uncovered during road building in the 1930's the wonderfully preserved village dates from some 2500 years ago.  Remarkably the thatched roofed houses here are almost exactly like the houses you see in use today in O Cebreiro or Piornedo.  One of the most stunning locations I saw in all of Galicia.
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