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Spiritual greatness and beauty of Galicia

Galicia is an autonomous region of Spain in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. which is formed within the borders of residence of the "historical nationality" - the Galicians. The total area of ​ ​ Galicia is 29.574 km² and is home to approximately 2.8 million people. The capital, Santiago de Compostela, is located in the province of La Coruñ a and has a special status. There are 4 provinces in Galicia: A Coruñ a, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra. Their capitals are cities of the same name.

The northern coast of Galicia is washed by the waters of the Bay of Biscay, and the western coast by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. In the south, the autonomous region borders with Portugal, and in the east with other regions of Spain: Asturias and Castile-Leon. Galicia owns the islands of Cies, the archipelago de Salvora, the archipelago de Ons, as well as the islands of Cortejada, Arosa.


The official languages ​ ​ of Galicia are Spanish (castellano) and Galician (galego).

Gallego shares common roots with the Portuguese language. In 1985, after the creation of the autonomous region of Galicia, a local law on "Linguistic normalization" was passed and now Gallego is taught in schools and universities, it is used by the local media.

We start our acquaintance with Galicia from the city of Lugo, which is located in the north-west of Spain in a hilly area on the banks of the Minho River.

Lugo, founded in 24 BC. e. , is considered the oldest in Galicia and became famous throughout the world for the city wall of the ancient Roman era, erected at the end of the 3rd - beginning of the 4th century AD. e. A well-preserved building, from the moment of its creation to the present day, it has hardly changed its appearance. The Roman wall closes in a ring around the historic center of the city. Its length is 2.117 meters, its thickness is 4.2 meters and in some areas reaches 7 meters, the average height of the wall is 11 meters.

Throughout the wall there are 85 towers, most of which are also well preserved to this day. Ten gates in the wall lead to the city center with its quiet cobbled streets, pedestrian areas, parks and many impressive ancient buildings. Today, the fortress wall of Lugo is the only one in the world included in the UNESCO World Heritage List (2000), and since October 6.2007, it has been recognized as related to the Great Wall of China. We climbed the wall to see the whole Old City.

Pilgrims traditionally pass through the gates of Carmen, following the path of St. James to the final destination of Santiago de Compostela. The Santiago Gate, built in the 18th century, leads directly to the 12th-century Cathedral, with a neoclassical facade and baroque and gothic elements inside, the main attraction of the Old City.


The cathedral does not make much of an impression from the outside, but it is beautifully decorated inside. A gilded pulpit with polished marble pillars, elegant chandeliers, carved walls, colorful mosaics on the windows - all this looks very beautiful.

Other sights of Lugo are the Archbishop's Palace of the XVIII century, the medieval church of San Pedro (XV century), which now houses a regional museum with a chic archaeological collection and a collection of paintings by Galician masters, starting from the XV century, which we visited.

Piazza Santa Domingo and Piazza di Spagna are the two main points in the city, with the baroque building of the City Hall of the 18th century, restaurants and cafes, which are considered among the best in all of Galicia. on the other is the administration building dating from 1740 with an interesting baroque faç ade and a 19th century clock tower.

Also among the architectural values ​ ​ it is worth noting the monastery of St. Francisco of the XVIII century, which now houses a museum, the Cathedral of St. Frolian (1129), the Church of St. Dominic or the Lugo Palace of Arts.

Walking along the streets of the Old City, we noticed a monument where a Roman military leader passes some kind of plate to a man dressed in a toga. This is how the act of transferring power over the city from the military to secular rulers is captured.

Outside the fortress walls, the Rosalia de Castro park is the most interesting. Here is an observation deck, from where views of the entire city and the Minho River open. In addition to architectural monuments in the city center on narrow, winding streets, it is worth visiting local bars and taverns. Lugo will offer an excellent set of traditional tapas along with a glass of wine or beer.

Leaving the Old City, we visited the Neolitico exposition.

Here are placed interesting exhibits that tell about the life of the local population in ancient times.

La Coruñ a - a pearl by the sea


We continue our acquaintance with Galicia in La Coruna - the second largest city of Galicia with a population of 250 thousand people, which is currently the capital of the province of the same name and was the capital of Galicia from 1563 to 1982, when the capital was moved to Santiago de Compostela. La Coruna is located on the coast of the Costa do Marisco of the Atlantic Ocean and is a kind of springboard to the past.

According to the legend described by Alphonse X the Wise (1270), who based it on an already existing legend, La Coruñ a was founded by Hercules (aka Hercules). This legend tells of the giant Gerion, who reigned over the territory from the Tagus River to the Duero River and kept the entire population in fear. Hercules decided to fight him.

After three days of hard struggle, Hercules managed to defeat Geryon, thereby accomplishing his tenth feat, after which he buried his head, and ordered the construction of a tower in this place. In its vicinity he founded a city and named it Krunia in honor of the first woman who settled in it, and with whom he was in love.

The Tower of Hercules, one of the symbols of the city, was built by the Romans in the 1st century and is the oldest lighthouse that has survived and continues to function in our time. Throughout its history, the tower has gone through various modifications. Currently, the lighthouse has a square base with sides of 11.4 m and a height of 59 m, and the building itself rises 120 m above sea level. In 2009, the Tower was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Currently, there is a museum in the tower, in the halls and rooms of which, and there are 4 of them on each floor, you can get acquainted with the design and ancient inscriptions carved on its walls. Near the tower of Hercules stands a monument to Breogano, the Celtic king of Galicia. The tower offers amazing views of the Atlantic Ocean and the city.

The next object we visited was the fortress of San Anton. This fortress was part of Santa Cruz Castle and San Diego Castle, a strategic network of buildings to protect the city. This ancient fortress was built on a small island in the middle of the bay of A Coruñ a, where there was a small chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony. Its purpose was to protect the city from attack from the sea. According to the inscription on the front side of the fortress, its construction began in 1587.


During the attack in 1589 by the British fleet, the fortress made an effective contribution to the defense of the city, despite the fact that its construction was not completed. After the attack, construction work continued and was completed in 1590. During the reign of Franco, the fortress became a prison, and so it was until 1960. Since 1968, the fortress has housed the Historical and Archaeological Museum, which displays Celtic jewelry and other archaeological finds dating back to the Celtic and Roman eras. At the top there is a magnificent observation deck.

La Coruñ a is a city where the past, present and future are intricately intertwined. Here you can find all the architectural trends of the last centuries. The upper part of the city is formed by fortifications dating back several centuries, picturesque old buildings and cathedrals.

Most of the historical monuments located in the old part of the city were built before the beginning of the 19th century. Some of them currently function as museums and cultural centers. The Museum of Fine Arts has in its collections works by Goya, Velazquez, Ribera, Morales, Murillo and other great Spanish masters, as well as paintings by Rubens, Brueghel, Veronese, Tintoretto and Van Dyck. The Museum of the Armed Forces is also very interesting.

The lower part of the city is full of modern life, offices and fashion stores, as well as sandy beaches - some of the best in Galicia. The history of picturesque embankments deserves special attention. Like many other coastal cities, A Coruñ a was built with its "back" to the sea, partly for hygienic purposes, partly for defense. Since 1986, the construction of a pedestrian promenade along the embankments began, which changed the lives of many citizens.

Now these embankments are a meeting place and an evening promenade.

In the heart of the Old Town is Maria Pita Square, named after the brave girl who led the resistance in 1589 when the famous English corsair Francis Drake tried to capture the city's harbor. On three sides, the square is framed by buildings, the first floors of which are occupied by arcades, and on the fourth, the monumental building of the City Administration rises.

In the center of the square there is a monument to Maria Pita.

An interesting feature of the city's houses is the glazed balconies, which save from the gusty wind blowing from the sea, and create the impression that the facades of the buildings are completely made of glass. Therefore, A Coruñ a is often called the "glass city".


On the streets of the Old Town you can also see beautiful examples of Romanesque architecture: the oldest church of A Coruñ a - Santiago (XII century), the church of Santa Maria del Campo (XIII century) with a museum of religious art, which presents works of the XII-XV centuries, and Church of Santa Barbara (XV century) on the square of the same name. Also interesting are the baroque buildings of the 18th century - the churches of Las Capucinas, San Nicolas, San George and the monastery of Santo Domingo. In addition, it is worth taking a walk through the parks of San Carlos and Santa Margarita, where the Science Museum with the Planetarium is located. The modern buildings of A Coruñ a are represented by the buildings of the Finisterrae Aquarium (one of the largest aquariums in Spain) and the Domus, or, as it is otherwise called the "Museum of Man", is a vivid example of futurism.

The city is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, which makes it an ideal place for industrial fishing and water sports.

Throughout the year, you can see a huge number of surfers on local beaches. In addition to surfing, diving is very popular here, as well as regular fishing.

The Corunians are very friendly, kind and hospitable. There is even a proverb stating that "In A Coruñ a, no one will be a stranger. "

Noisy and fun are the holidays in A Coruñ a. As in any Galician city, Carnival is held in a special way here. An enchanting costumed procession passes through the central streets of the city and mixes with the crowd of citizens dressed in incredible carnival costumes. Throughout the Carnival week, you can meet great people of the past, fairy-tale characters, musketeers, Harry Potter, Star Wars heroes on the streets, in a word, the imagination of the townspeople has no limits.

And on the night of San Juan, the shortest of the year, the city turns into a giant bonfire.

Another typical dish is Galician octopus cooked with red peppers.

Acquaintance with the natural beauties of Galicia

This route leads to the wild places of the Atlantic coast of Galicia. First we went to Castro de Baroñ a, where we visited the excavations of the ancient settlement of the Celts, who were the first to leave their traces in Galicia. The oldest of them date back to the 6th century BC.

On the way, we saw typical rural landscapes, ancient fishing villages, famous beaches and many orreos (granary sheds on stilts with gable roofs), now more decorative than functional. We arrived in Carnota, where the longest granary in Galicia, 24 meters orreo (1763), is located.

Usually I don't take pictures of cemeteries, but passing by this "rural" cemetery I couldn't help but do it.

A few kilometers from Carnota - beautiful wild dunes and one of the 100 best beaches in the world!

It has the longest length among the beaches in Galicia. We go to it on foot, passing through an amazing landscape.


And here we are on a beautiful sandy beach. We quickly rush to plunge into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean so far from our homeland!

Nature has given this region amazing beaches. The great merit of the Galicians is that they were able to save this gift of God. A remarkable fact about how to love and protect nature happened recently. In November 2003, Galicia became the center of attention not only of the Spanish, but also of the world community in connection with the disaster off the coast of La Coruñ a of the oil tanker Prestige. The world's second-worst environmental disaster has long been ignored by the Spanish government, which in its speeches called "small oil leaks" (reminds us of anything? ) huge oil slicks formed off the coast of Galicia.

In this situation, the local population unanimously began to eliminate the consequences. At the cost of incredible effort on their boats, fishermen scooped up oil slicks, and Galicians of all ages, crawling along the coast, collected oil. By the beginning of the 2004 holiday season, the entire sea area and the coastal zone were completely cleaned up.

Santiago de Compostela - the world's third center of Christianity

On the way of the pilgrims, we are approaching the main point of our journey - the city of Santiago de Compostela. This road played a decisive role in establishing cultural relationships between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe in the Middle Ages. It remains a testament to the strength of the Christian faith among people of all social strata. The ancient city has a great responsibility. This is not only the capital of Galicia - the historical region of Spain. Santiago de Compostela is considered the third center of Christianity after Rome and Jerusalem.

From the Middle Ages to our time, numerous pilgrims from all over the world overcome mountains and valleys, trying to get to it in order to bow to the relics of the Apostle James.


The church of the monastery of San Francisco (XVII century) met us first in the city. In the building of the former monastery of San Francisco, today there is a hotel. This monastery was founded in 1214 by Saint Francis who visited Santiago. From the original Romanesque buildings of the monastery, only the arcades of the courtyard remained. Those monastery buildings that we see today were built in the 18th century.

There is an interesting monument in front of the church.

We head to the main square of Santiago de Compostela - Obradoiro. There are always crowds of people on it - tourists, students, locals, pilgrims. Opposite the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is the Rajoy Palace, built in 1772 in the neoclassical style.

At the moment, it houses the City Hall of the city of Santiago de Compostela, as well as the Presidium of the Galician Junta. From its very foundation, the palace served as a consistory, a shelter for confessors who confessed pilgrims, as well as a city prison. In addition, until the 20th century, the palace was the residence of the canons. In 1985, the historic center of the city received the status of "World Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.

The main attraction of the square is the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. In the 9th century, a temple was built here, at the burial place of St. James, the apostle of Christ.

Since ancient times in Santiago de Compostela there has been a custom to celebrate July 25 - the day of memory of Jacob. When it falls on a Sunday, the Catholic Church celebrates the Year of Jacob, or the Year of the Jubilee. For the pilgrimage in the Year of the Holy Roman, the Pope granted the pilgrim a full indulgence - lifelong forgiveness of all sins.

In Santiago de Compostela, the Year of the Saint was repeated every six years, and in Rome - every 25. The next coming jubilee years of St. James are 2004.2010, 2021.2027. On July 24, they arrange a big fireworks in honor of St. James - the Fire of the Apostle in front of the main entrance to the cathedral.


The next day, after the end of the church service, we were lucky to be present at an unforgettable spectacle and see in action the world's largest censer "Botafumeiro" (Gal. "emitting smoke"), which has been used for 700 years in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. The censer is attached to the ceiling with a rope, is 160 cm high and weighs 80 kg, and requires 40 kg of coal and incense to fill it. The censer is set in motion by swinging by eight attendants in scarlet robes. A censer with clouds of fragrant smoke was swinging at a speed of 60 km per hour throughout the cathedral over the heads of the faithful.

This procedure is performed on the feast day of St. James, as well as on other religious holidays, and only occasionally on ordinary days.

Who was Saint James, and why do Christians revere him so much? There is a legend about how the Apostle James the Elder, a disciple and close friend of Christ, came to preach the Gospel in one of the remote Roman provinces of Spain. Upon returning to Palestine in 44, the grandson of Herod the Great, King Agrippa, who fiercely hated Christians, ordered Jacob to be seized and his head cut off. After the execution, despite the prohibition to bury him, the disciples stole the body at night and put it in a marble sarcophagus and loaded it into a boat, which, after a long voyage, was miraculously washed ashore at the mouth of the Ulya River, not far from the present city of Santiago de Compostela.

One of them, which has become a striking episode in the history of Spain, speaks of the highest patronage provided by Saint James to King Ramiro I of Asturias in the battle with the Arabs at Clavijo in 884. And after some time, Saint James showed his mercy to another Asturian king - Alfonso III the Great (866-910). Alfonso, hoping for protection from the rebels who rebelled inside the country, solemnly declared the apostle the royal patron and the saint helped the ruler's troops win a quick victory. Filled with gratitude for the highest favor shown, Alfonso III, with the support of Bishop Cisnando, ordered the construction of a magnificent basilica on the site of the former. The work continued for 35 years and, when completed, the basilica became the largest building erected during the reign of this king. It had spacious naves, very beautiful side arcades and a rectangular apse.


However, in those far from calm times for Spain, when the piety and well-being of local Christians were threatened by the powerful Caliphate of Cordoba, the basilica was not destined to adorn the shrine for a long time. In 997, Caliph Almansor completely destroyed the basilica, but spared the relics of St. James, not allowing them to be desecrated. 3 years after this barbaric destruction, restoration work began, but the former splendor and grandeur of the basilica reached only 80 years later through the efforts of the local bishop Diego Pelaz. In the future, the cathedral was repeatedly rebuilt, and in the 18th century, its already impressive facade was rebuilt by the architect Antonio Goroy in a brilliant baroque style.

It is impossible to see the Cathedral in its entirety. It has several entrances built in different eras - you get into them from different squares. Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque porticos, towers, arches, crypts and lanterns mix and confuse in the head.

In the center is the figure of St. James, who is represented at the altar in three guises: a nobleman, a warrior and a pilgrim. There are also four statues there, personifying Prudence, Justice, Strength and Restraint. The crucifix is ​ ​ located in a modest place in one of the side galleries. Take a look at the silver shrine with relics, kneel at the stone column with the image of Santiago and make a wish by putting your hands into special holes polished by millions of touches; listen to the morning mass; to be present at the rocking of the Botafumeiro censer with smoldering incense - these are the obligatory points of the program for visiting this Cathedral.

It is to this day that tens of thousands of people make pilgrimages. Pilgrims have been walking for more than a month, overcoming 800 kilometers on foot along the French Way.

The most important section of the Way of St. James begins in the south of France, goes through the Pyrenees (through the Ronceval or Somport passes). The main highway in Spain leads from Pamplona through Burgos and Astorga to Santiago de Compostela and is called the “Roads of the French Kings”.


The first pilgrims reached out to bow to the tomb of the Apostle James back in the 10th century, when moods about the end of the world were in the air and the end of the millennium was seen as the end of the world. In those days, Christians, more than ever sincerely, sought to get rid of the sins that weighed down their conscience in order to boldly appear at the Last Judgment. However, the next century came, bringing with it nothing supernatural, except for the already familiar cruel wars, crop failures and strife. The intercession of St. James continued to attract crowds of suffering people from all over Europe, and this was largely facilitated by the support of church authorities.

St. James, in the protracted and bloody war for the conquest of his land from the Moors, invariably provided spiritual support to the Spanish troops. The military-religious Order, which played an important role in the Reconquista, was named after him. The traditional heraldic sign of the knightly Order was a red cross in the form of blades and a double shell - a symbol of St. James. The tasks of the Order of St. James of Compostela, who was the personification of strength and mercy, included the protection of the roads along which the pilgrims walked, as well as the construction and protection of monastic hotels located on these roads. For many centuries, the Order has consistently provided pilgrims with a safe haven, ensuring their safety.

But neither Muslim robbers, nor local thieves and vagabonds were such a serious threat to pious Christians; the disagreements that tore the Church itself were much more dangerous and destructive.

Fewer and fewer pilgrims sought to Galicia in order to fulfill the duty of piety. In 1884, Pope Leo XIII had to issue a special Bull confirming the authenticity of the "Spanish" relics of James. But even after that, only a few Christians, inspired by high spiritual goals, decided to go all the way from beginning to end. Since the beginning of the 1980s, the popularity of the route has been continuously growing: for example, if in 1978 only 13 people walked along it, then in 2009 - more than 145 thousand. Upon arrival in the city, they present in the cathedral a special document “credencial” (a pilgrim’s passport, valid since the Middle Ages) with marks made at church points along the way, after which they receive a “Certificate of Compostela” written in Latin.


Following tradition, pilgrims, having come to Compostela, first line up in a long line to receive a "certificate" of a pilgrimage - a solemn piece of paper in Latin, which has value only as a souvenir. At the same time, the pilgrim must be given a sincere answer to the question of the church authorities about the intentions with which he set off on the journey, and if his thoughts do not correspond to piety, then he is given a completely different type of document. Yet receiving a Certificate, or complete absolution, is by no means the ultimate goal of a true pilgrimage. The main thing for a true Christian is the use of the received blessing to do good deeds and provide disinterested help to one's neighbor. Otherwise, the words spoken by the Apostle James almost 2.000 years ago: “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead” will become just an empty sound.

Having received the Certificate, the pilgrims rush to settle in a shelter, a huge stone building-fortress - a former university with two medieval monasteries in the neighborhood.

Our tour is called "The Pilgrim's Roads", we almost exactly repeated the path of the pilgrims, however, on a comfortable bus. In some cities of France and Spain, we saw the image of a scallop shell on the streets, and sometimes we went to intermediate centers and talked with pilgrims. On the way to the bus, our guide Natasha spoke about the pilgrimage, we also watched the feature film The Way (2010), which tells about a father who walked the Way of St. James in order to pay tribute to his son, who died at the very beginning of this journey. In general, they were "savvy in all respects. " In Santiago de Compostela we went to the center where pilgrims receive their certificates. We were lucky to talk to some of them.

After getting acquainted with the main attraction of Santiago de Compostela and witnessing the rocking of the censer, our small company left the majestic Cathedral to go on a tour of the city. When leaving the Cathedral, we observed an interesting action: a man played the bagpipes, and a large company of young people, having thrown their backpacks off their shoulders into the center of the circle, danced. It turns out that the bagpipe is not only the national instrument of the Scots, but also of the Galicians. And this is another evidence of the Celtic roots of the Galicians.

People come to Santiago de Compostela not only in search of spiritual shrines, but also in an effort to enjoy the beauty and grandeur of the city itself. This relatively small city with a population of about 100 thousand inhabitants impresses with its old streets, many souvenir shops, which we did not pass by.


Few people leave this holy city without taking away souvenirs in the form of a scallop shell, a staff, or without the local Santiago cake, which was born 200 years ago and became the most famous invention of local confectioners. The creation of this masterpiece of gastronomy is impossible without precisely measured amounts of ground almonds, eggs, sugar, butter, and powdered sugar, with which the Apostle's cross is "painted".

We enter the building of the University of Santiago de Compostela, founded on March 5.1525 by a bull of Pope Clement VII. It arose from the school at the cathedral, in which the famous teachers of the era studied and taught throughout the Middle Ages. Until the 19th century, the university taught a course in theology, which was attended by priests from the diocesan seminary, which received a separate building only in 1829. In 1981, the seminary received the status of a Theological Institute, entitled to confer a Bachelor of Theology degree.

About 2.500 years ago, the ancestors of Europeans walked along it, and later the Arabs, to look at the end of the world. It was believed that the Earth is flat, and where the land ends and the ocean begins - the "grave of the sun" - there is nothing else. This is how the westernmost tip of Europe got its name: Cape Finisterre - "the end of the Earth" (coordinates 42°52′. 57″ N, 9°16′. 20″ W).

The highest point of the cape is Monte Facho, 238 meters above sea level, on which the lighthouse is located.

And this iron shoe is also a kind of monument, obviously emphasizing that having reached the “end of the Earth”, it is not needed, since there is nowhere to go further.

Many pilgrims from all over the world, having visited Santiago de Compostela, then go to Finisterre. We met here more than one such pilgrim.

Over the centuries, the inhabitants of this region have witnessed numerous shipwrecks, the culprits of which were underwater reefs and coastal cliffs, so the coast was called the "Coast of the Dead". There is something mystical and unsolved in the incredibly beautiful landscape, which attracts many tourists here who seek to visit the “end of the Earth”. In these places, the Celtic Druids performed their rites dedicated to the death of the sun.


Our friendly group of pilgrims of the tour "On the Pilgrim's Roads" ("Artex-94", Kyiv), made a long journey of 3950 km from the westernmost point of Ukraine to the westernmost point of Spain through the territory of 7 countries (Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy , France, Andorra, Spain). On the cross of this monument hangs the second shoe of a worn pair.

How can such an important event be celebrated, if not at a common table in a restaurant in a town near Cape Finisterre!

Behind this monument is a restaurant where we tasted authentic Galician cuisine, consisting of fish and shellfish caught in the morning by local fishermen on these boats.

Lunch is just amazing! High-quality fish, including sole, various shellfish: sea duck (it develops only on local rocks), sea knife and scallop (its shell is one of the symbols of pilgrims), almejas in sauce, king prawns, oysters and more in addition, delicious sea salads and pies. All this is washed down with excellent local wine. And then for dessert - delicious ice cream and excellently prepared coffee.

A wonderful final chord of our journey through a wonderful land called Galicia, which throughout our stay pleased us with warm and sunny weather!

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Это Галисия
Ворота в старый город Луго
Старый город за мощными крепостными стенами
Кафедральный собор Луго
Внутри Кафедрального собора
Город Луго
Памятник о передаче власти
Церковь Сан-Педро, ныне - региональный музей
Экспозиция «Neolitico» в Луго
Один из экспонатов «Neolitico»
Памятник Бреогану возле башни Геркулеса
Башня Геракла в Ла-Корунье
В крепости Сан-Антон
В музее вооружённых сил г. Ла-Корунья
Набережная Ла-Коруньи
Здание Городской администрации г. Ла-Корунья
Памятник Марии Пита
«Стеклянный город» Ла-Корунья
Участники костюмированной процессии
Руины кельтского поселения в Кастро-де-Баронье
Селения в Галисии
Знаменитые пляжи Галисии
Самое длинное в Галисии оррео в Карноте
Кладбище в Карноте
В Карноте
Здравствуй, Атлантический океан!
Церковь монастыря Сан-Франциско в Сантьяго-де-Компостеле
Памятник возле монастыря Сан-Франциско
Дворец Рахой
Паломники в Сантьяго-де-Компостеле
Кадило «Ботафумейро» в действии
Кафедральный собор Сантьяго-де-Компостела
В Кафедральном соборе Сантьяго-де-Компостела
«Дорога французских королей» на карте Испании
Волынка – национальный инструмент галисийцев
Памятник архиепископу Алонсо III де Фонсека
Парк Алмеда
В парке Алмеда
Вид на Старый город и знаменитый собор
Мыс Финистерре - крайняя западная точка Испании
Маяк на мысе Финистерре
Памятник
Для многих паломников путь святого Иакова заканчивается на
В этих местах кельтские друиды совершали свои обряды
Памятный знак на мысе Финистерре
Наша группа
Памятник в селении возле мыса Финистерре
Рыбацкое селение возле мыса Финистерре
Обед с щедрых даров Атлантики
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