Galicia Tourist Guide 2018

Cidade da Cultura. Santiago de Compostela

Pórtico de la Gloria. Catedral de Santiago

Museo doMar. Vigo

Street art

Glory , as well as the coats of arms and tombs of noble families on pazo façades and inside churches. Slide your hands along the granite to feel its roughness and solidity. If museums are your thing, you're in luck. Galicia offers centres that focus on a wide variety of topics, both out in the countryside as well as in city . There are countless ways to learn and to enjoy yourself. All Galician cities have renowned museums. If you are a nautical history buff, go to Ferrol to see the Naval Museum , where they have reproductions of ships and navigational and carto- graphical instruments on display.

Since the days of our forefathers, everywhere you look in Galicia you will find art. Its petroglyphs , dol- mens and hill-forts all tell of a long- ago time filled with secrets. Come to discover its mysteries while ex- ploring stately pazos , hórreos and cruceiros . Stone is the common denominator in all of these pieces. For centuries, those who work with stone, known as canteiros , have built houses , village streets and monasteries . They have crafted the façades of Romanesque temples , scattered across the land. Works of notes include the Santiago cathedral's masterpiece Portico of

If painting is your thing, go into the Museo de Belas Artes da Coruña [Coruña Fine Arts Museum] to see the most notable works of 20th cen- tury Galician artists . In Santiago de Compostela you can learn about Galician traditions and customs through the ethnographic collec- tion at the Museo do Pobo Galego [Galician People's Museum] . While in Pontevedra , you may visit the Museo Provincial [Provincial Museum] , which has several loca- tions throughout the historic centre. Galicia's primary port, Vigo , is home to the Museo do Mar [Museum of the Sea] , where you can explore Galicia's connection to the sea.

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