Category Archives: Local Life

The bread oven house, or so they say

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Paul

It was the Moors who introduced the tradition of the horno (pronounced or, no) to the Iberian Peninsula and one which Galicia embraced with both arms. Almost every property that we saw while seeking out our ideal casa had one, and they came in … Continue reading →

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Meet the neighbours

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Paul

We’ve said a lot about our house in Liñeiras without really mentioning the rest of the village, although village is possibly a rather grand description of the disjointed and disparate collection of houses which makes up our immediate community. Casa … Continue reading →

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The town with the wrong name

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Paul

One fateful night last December saw bitter division and outright controversy, bordering on rebellion, in the nearest town to our house. The locals were up in arms, outraged and shocked as the community was plunged into crisis. To put it simply, … Continue reading →

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How service stations should be

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Paul

The route from Asturias airport to Ribadeo/Castropol, from where it is another 40km onwards to our house, will soon be two lanes of gently undulating and predominantly empty tarmac. The European Community has part (mostly) funded the Autovía del Cantábrico (A-8) and with the exception … Continue reading →

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Ribadeo, our gateway to the coast

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Paul

As we await a couple of pieces of important news about the house, which I will of course share with you in due course, I thought I’d blog about Ribadeo. Although mentioned previously in passing, I’ve not focused on our … Continue reading →

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