| Northern Spain and Galicia particularly has | | | | region along with Coruna you actually have |
| long been an undiscovered jewel in the whole | | | | two of the biggest Cities of the region and |
| of the Spanish tourism industry and within | | | | two of the major tourist areas, the Costa de |
| that undiscovered jewel in particular we are | | | | Morte and Rias Altas. |
| going to take a look at Northern Galicia. | | | | |
| | | | As has been mentioned, Santiago is the |
| Overall of all of the autonomous regions of | | | | regions major tourist attraction and in many |
| Spain possibly Galicia is the most remote and | | | | ways is the centrepiece of the entire region |
| this makes Northern Galicia even more of an | | | | with regards to the "Way of Saint James" |
| undiscovered treasure. | | | | having routes leading to it literally from |
| | | | not only all of Galicia but from all of the |
| Traditionally, Galicia was seen as a poor | | | | Spain and beyond. |
| agricultural region, whose economy did not | | | | |
| lend itself to modernisation and yet as far | | | | Other interesting towns and tourist |
| as tourism is concerned it is this constant | | | | destinations in Northern Galicia would |
| contact with the past that gives the region | | | | consist of Lugo, Betanzos and Mondonedo. |
| its appeal and charm. | | | | There is a nice coastal drive along the |
| | | | northern coast and the Rias Altas starting at |
| The Galicians, whose origins are Celtic, are | | | | Ribadeo in the East and travelling through |
| fiercely proud of their culture and language; | | | | Foz, Burela, Cervo, Viveiro, Ortigueira, |
| it is what makes them unique (they feel) | | | | Cediera and Ferrol finally arriving at Coruna |
| within modern day Spain. | | | | in the west. As had been mentioned, this |
| | | | drive takes in the entire Rias Altas which is |
| It absorbed little in the way of outside | | | | a beautiful area of the region in itself. |
| influence being fiercely resistant to all | | | | |
| forms of outside intervention (and we mean | | | | Heading westwards from Coruna you would then |
| all forms of outside intervention), was never | | | | take in the area known as the Costa de Morta |
| conquered by the Moors, and in the Middle | | | | - the Coast of Death, so called because of |
| Ages fell under the control of the kingdom of | | | | the many shipwrecks found offshore. |
| Asturias. | | | | |
| | | | The drive from Coruna takes in Caion and then |
| Thankfully slowly throughout the 20th century | | | | leads slightly inland to Carballo before you |
| Galicia has begun to develop a way in which | | | | arrive in Malpica. From there you would head |
| to manage the traditional lifestyles with a | | | | south via Laxe and Camarinas arriving at the |
| modern community to ensure that none of its | | | | most westerly part of the Galician coastline |
| rich history is lost and this is now starting | | | | in Cabo Fisterra. This drive is |
| to show very real and tangible benefits as | | | | characterized by a wild and windswept |
| far as the local tourism economy is | | | | landscape and the scenery is characterized by |
| concerned. | | | | steep cliffs and a rugged coastline. Quite |
| | | | awesome natural beauty but also this has a |
| Northern Galicia covers an area north of a | | | | strange feature in that at periodic intervals |
| line to drawn from Santiago de Compostela in | | | | throughout the journey you'll find quite |
| the West and Lugo and the Reserva Nacional De | | | | distinctive Cruceiros or Celtic crosses that |
| Os Ancares in the East. | | | | indicate various stations of the Cross and in |
| | | | relation to this coastline where accidents |
| If you include Santiago de Compostela in this | | | | and shipwrecks have occurred. |