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Spain appears to be shut

As the clock hit six in Galicia last night, five o’clock here in the UK, my mailbox was once again full to overflowing with Spanish e-mails. It was like Christmas Eve, not for their contents but because their despatchers were trying … Continue reading

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An Asturian jewel

Oviedo is the capital city of Asturias, founded in the eighth century, and the birthplace of formula one racing driver Fernando Alonso and Carmen Polo, the wife of Spanish dictator General Franco. It is located some 50km south of the airport which … Continue reading

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Our second visit – part two – time with Mark

Mark Adkinson who runs Galician Country Homes deserves his own blog post as part of our background story for two reasons; He showed us a house which we came very close to buying. While we were with him we saw one of … Continue reading

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