Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

Floating platforms where Galicia farms most of Europe's mussels, worked by families in small boats.

The definitive Galician seafood staple featuring octopus seasoned with paprika, salt, and olive oil

A hearty Galician winter classic combining cured pork shoulder with bitter, locally grown turnip greens

Galicia's signature creamy, cow's-milk cheese instantly recognizable by its distinct conical breast shape

The prized, briny Galician delicacy of hand-harvested gooseneck barnacles boiled briefly in seawater

A traditional Galician savory pie filled with tuna, pork, or eel, perfect for travel or outdoor snacking

Leading Rías Baixas estate that elevated Albariño to a world-class white wine status

The lush, green coastal home of crisp Albariño wines and the Atlantic’s finest fresh seafood

Galicia's most dramatic wine territory, featuring steep terrace vineyards overlooking the Sil and Miño canyons

Galician region prized as the source of elegant, mineral-driven Godello whites and structured Mencía reds

Santiago de Compostela's July 25 festival — the feast of St. James, with fireworks over the cathedral and the botafumeiro swung at Mass.

Spain's second-largest monastery, Baroque and immense, facing the cathedral — its churrigueresque facade and twin-squared cloister dwarf everything on the plaza.

A Roman-built lighthouse from the 2nd century AD, still operational, on the coast near A Coruña.

A protected paradise of white sand and turquoise water, representing the pinnacle of Spanish coastal beauty

Historic endpoint of the Camino de Santiago featuring a grand cathedral and the famous swinging censer

Vigo's old fishing quarter and fish market, where the boats land and the prices are set.

Gothic Franciscan convent, traditionally founded by St Francis himself on pilgrimage in 1214.

The finest surviving patch of Atlantic woodland in Galicia, on the north face of the Courel.

The world's oldest hotel, in a former pilgrim hospital with a fine cloister.

A park promenade with the defining view of the cathedral spires above the granite old town.

The longest beach in Galicia, backed by dunes near the village of Carnota.

A tidal beach in Galicia known for its natural rock arches, with access limited by tide times and a summer permit system.

Benedictine monastery on the Camino Francés, continuously occupied since the 6th century — two cloisters, one Renaissance, one Neoclassical, set deep in a river gorge.