Travel/Tourism news & information for Galicia

BEFORE committing to buying a permanent home in Spain, many movers prefer to rent for a specific length of time to get a feel for life in their new country; this is also likely to be the go-to option for anyone planning...

PROPERTY prices, housing quality, healthcare and education, living costs and the job market are among the factors that determine where the happiest locations in Spain are, according to research by a leading national...

IMAGINE getting paid to live in Spain.

FANTASY film and series fans have been known to travel to the opposite end of the wrong hemisphere to tour the sets of their favourite screen productions – which makes Spain their perfect destination, wherever...

WHEREVER you are in Spain at Easter, it's hard to miss the multiple references to one of the key moments in the Christian Bible – that of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection – and, including if...

GALICIA'S spectacular 'pilgrims' cathedral' in Santiago de Compostela has shed its scaffolding at last after an eight-year-long restoration.

THE BORDER between Spain and Portugal will open from Saturday, and from Monday, bars and shops in the Comunidad Valenciana will be permitted to stay open until the 22.00 curfew.

A 'QUALITY of life' survey among residents in Spain's biggest cities shows attitudes have changed since the start of the pandemic, according to national consumer organisation OCU, which conducted the...

ART DOESN'T just belong in galleries, and sculptures don't have to be made out of rock-hard material and created with a hammer and chisel, or even a potter's wheel. Anyone who's fond of gardening is...

TOURISTS posed in Pontevedra with a bunch of Beefeaters believing they were the official guards of the provincial government, or Diputación headquarters – without realising they were a trio of businessmen in costume...

PASSENGERS spent over 30 hours waiting at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris to fly home to Vigo (Pontevedra province, Galicia) after their Air Nostrum flight broke down on Sunday afternoon.

BORDER crossings between Spain and Portugal will be restricted between Wednesday and Saturday this week inclusive due to the Pope's visit to the Sanctuary of Fátima.