Why Galicia?.............................................................................................·

                     Galician Properties as an investment
Properties in Galicia are a great investment, and will become increasingly more so as the public in general discover it and learn more and more about the region both as investment, holiday and residential properties

Galicia is a land of Celtic traditions, although the majority of people are catholic many pagan rites are mixed in with the established religion, there is still a certain magic and mysticism in the air certain nights of the year.


            Situation and climate
Galicia is situated above Portugal on the Atlantic coast has a benign climate.

The winter temperatures are never extreme, and the weather in Galicia in summer is pleasantly warm.


                     Trout sea trout and salmon fishing.
The valleys are green and wooded, and all rivers and streams hold wild brown trout, many also boast sea trout and salmon.

The owner of Galician country homes, Mark is a well known and respected catch and release fly fisherman who has collaborated for many years with the ecologist movements in Galicia.
He was a founder of the no kill fishing movement in Spain, and played an important role in getting the current fishing law passed through the Galician parliament, which banned all sales of all but fish farm trout, and salmon.

At this moment in time he has been voted president of AEMS Galicia a no kill ecological fishing movement that won the 1998 Spanish national envoironmental prize.

            Sea Fishing. The sea fishing can be fabulous with large sea bass, mackerel, sea bream, wrasse, pollack, conger etc. all along the coast, Galicia has some of the worlds best beaches for surfcasting.

            Surfing and skin diving
The Rias of Galicia give you a chance to have fabulous skin diving opportunities to find yourself in the middle of a school of dolphins or in the centre of a bank of sardines so big you think you won’t find your way out of it, the surfing in Galicia is now getting to be a national sport with very good surf beaches in the Rias Altas or North coast and on the Costa de la Muerte or West coast

            Food and drink in Galicia The shellfish or marisco as it is called in Spanish is world famous for it’s quality and abundance.
The sea fish are excellent, and one of the local wines can turn any meal into a banquet.

Galicia is best known for the fabulous white wines, especially the Albariño some of them are world gold medal winners, but nowadays some of the local bodegas are coming up with red wines that are quite as good as any Rioja and comparable to any wine in the world in value for money.

            Jacobean routes and pilgrimages
Galicia has been famous for its Jacobean routes and pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela since the early ninth century.

Nowadays many thousands of pilgrims from all over the world travel the different routes to Santiago on foot, by bicycle, on horseback, by horse cart, and even in wheelchairs. If you would like more information of a pilgrim’s vision of Galicia click here on: www.worksandwords.com/spinfo.htm

We would like you to take a look at these panoramic photos of Galicia

Click on the links to see the photos.

http://www.galicia360.com/comarca-de-ferrol/cabo-priorino.html

http://www.galicia360.com/comarca-da-terra-de-melide/monasterio-de-sobrado-dos-monxes.html

http://www.galicia360.com/comarca-do-eume/parque-natural-de-fragas-do-eume.html

http://www.galicia360.com/comarca-de-bergantinos/playa-de-razo.html

http://www.galicia360.com/comarca-da-barbanza/mirador-da-curota.html

http://www.galicia360.com/comarca-de-a-coruna/noche-de-san-juan-orzan.html

http://www.galicia360.com/camarca-de-santiago/praza-do-obradoiro-fuegos-del-apostol.html

http://www.galicia360.com/camarca-de-santiago/catedral-de-santiago-botafumeiro.html

http://www.galicia360.com/comarca-dos-ancares/piornedo-os-ancares.html

http://www.galicia360.com/comarca-da-ulloa/castelo-de-pambre-a-ulloa.html

http://www.galicia360.com/comarca-do-salnes/praia-da-lanzada.html

http://www.galicia360.com/comarca-do-deza/fervenza-do-toxa.html

These photos have been kindly offered by the company Galicia 360º

If you wish to see more please go to their website. www.galicia360.com                       

They sell fantastic photos and posters about Galicia

If these don’t convince you take a look at the other perks:

Cost of living
The cost of living in Galicia is much lower than in the rest of Spain.
The Sunday Times (23.1.06) rated Galicia the best value for money within Spain. A house in Rural Spain is thus an excellent investment.
Galician rustic homes are excelent valeu for money,

The wine is cheap. One can eat a good three-course meal in a restaurant with coffee and liquors for 7 or 8 euros. In the province of Lugo all bars give a tapa with each drink. Three wines and you have had a meal!

Languages
The local language is Gallego (similar to Portugues) but here everybody speaks two languages and out of deference will always speak to you in Spanish.

Visit the official page of the Xunta de Galicia in English, click here

Another very useful guide to Galicia is http://www.galinor.es/galicia-e.html It even includes an easy to use first timers Spanish/English/ Gallego dictionary.

Galicia property guide by Spanish Property Insight

All this adds up to a nice natural lifestyle that almost anybody can afford with no crowds, no hassle, a very low crime rate, and especially one thing:

Peace of mind

© Galician Country Homes November 2009