Jon Haggins travels to Galicia, Spain

[roycl]

By the way... Portuguese influence? Read some history, man. Galicia's culture i unique. Portuguese language comes from old galician, and now are separated languages.

[rwzal]

yes,it's true...Portuguese influence,like it or not...we are not tha "unique".... remember that part of Galicia's hymn ? where they said it was part of Portugal at one point? read it!...that's why is the only region that understands Portuguese without any problem..

(gallego in another country)

[roycl]

Read a fucking history book, buddy. It's just the opposite situation. Until the kings of Leon gave the county of Portugal his independence it was just a part of the old kingdom of Galicia.

So, no possible portuguese influence. If there's any influence around, it would go from north to south as the christians advanced in their way down (which explains how galician and portuguese are so close).

P.D: Galician anthem does not say that.

[newjersey02]

@roycl dont believe all that you read. history bullshits us. WE ARE ALL HUMAN.

[roycl]

Big prize for the poor comment of the day. C'mon, let's leave bullshit for tv and talk seriously, if we want to talk.

[jimpodgenie]

My husband just got back from Galicia and said it was gorgeous. Is it like Portugal?

[roycl]

No, it is not. Galicia has Oceanic Atlantic weather. Very, very rainy.

Greetings

[BerreasAllMighty]

LOL

Haizuki what is ur point?

I live in Ferrol,just near A Coruña, and we got a great naval history, or great sea food, or castles or 7 beaches with EU blue flags.

And if u question me what to visit in Galicia I must say that the,Saint James Way,or the small rural villages,or the celtic ruins and the great beaches.

In any of the small galician villages (aldeas) u know the galician idiosyncrasy, better than in the 2 big cities

Vigo and Coruña.

Greetings

[Haizuki]

By the way, you'll also get good seafood there (and cheaper than in Vigo). Rías Baixas' restaurants are a tourist trap (this doesn't mean that Rías Altas' restaurants are cheap, lol).

[Haizuki]

Vigo? A new astonishing destination? Man, Vigo is probably the dreariest city in Galicia.. it's huge, but it hasn't any remarkable history (in fact it was a fisher's village until the 19th century). If you want a real beautiful resort in Galicia you should try to visit A Coruña, with a historical center bigger than Vigo's one and obviously more beautiful. Appart from that it has the oldest operating lighthouse in the world (dating back to Roman times). And its seaside promenade it's just amazing

[donbribon]

Portuguese influence? (not really, get your history straight) The island of Cies? (not such Island, that's the name of an achipielago) A new destinantion? (for you maybe)

Galicia rules, but your portrayal sucks!

[alvarezandre]

this makes me feel proud of my city!

[galizanet]

Vigo is amazing!!! Love it! :)