Saturday, December 13, 2008
A couple of photos of Galicia
Apparently I do not include enough photos of Galicia and the various sights,
towns, places of interest etc that I mention. I will try to rectify that by including a couple here.
One shows the Galician coastline on a bright but breezy day in September 2008 adjacent to an outcrop of land that projects out into the sea close to Ribeira. For those in the know, you reach it by continuing beyond the large sand dune at Corrubedo and continuing until the road quite literally runs out.
At this point there is a lighthouse, lots of rocks and boulders that you can climb on and some massive waves. The view that I have included looks roughly north, although in reality it is at one of the lips of the Muros and Noia ria.
The other shot was taken in July or August 2008 and shows a small section of the Roman walls that surround the old town in the city of Lugo.
You can walk the full perimeter of these massive walls and look down into the old town, or back out towards the new.
As with most things in Galicia there is no charge and Lugo’s capitol does make an interesting and easy place to explore in a day – or even half a day. The alameda in Lugo is easy to find (in fact you cannot miss it) and everything worth seeing radiates out from this paved and gardened area. You will also find lots of cafes at this point.
towns, places of interest etc that I mention. I will try to rectify that by including a couple here.One shows the Galician coastline on a bright but breezy day in September 2008 adjacent to an outcrop of land that projects out into the sea close to Ribeira. For those in the know, you reach it by continuing beyond the large sand dune at Corrubedo and continuing until the road quite literally runs out.
At this point there is a lighthouse, lots of rocks and boulders that you can climb on and some massive waves. The view that I have included looks roughly north, although in reality it is at one of the lips of the Muros and Noia ria.
The other shot was taken in July or August 2008 and shows a small section of the Roman walls that surround the old town in the city of Lugo.
You can walk the full perimeter of these massive walls and look down into the old town, or back out towards the new.
As with most things in Galicia there is no charge and Lugo’s capitol does make an interesting and easy place to explore in a day – or even half a day. The alameda in Lugo is easy to find (in fact you cannot miss it) and everything worth seeing radiates out from this paved and gardened area. You will also find lots of cafes at this point.
