Green Spain

GREEN SPAIN IN FOUR SEASONS

Photo: San Sebastián Tourist Board

a RESTAURANT IN AXPE, GUIPUZCOA, EUSKADI

WINTER Is quite a treat to see the spectacular camellias in bloom in the gardens of stately homes in Galicia, locally known as pazos . Here, legend has it that Marco Polo brought tea camellias as a souvenir of the Silk Road. Today, you can enjoy these delicate flowers in places such as the Pazo de Oca (Pontevedra) where you'll find some of the oldest examples in Europe. January is the start of the cider season in Euskadi. It's now the turn of the txotx when the cider makers open their doors to offer the season's cider accompanied by traditional menus. You can drink all the cider you want, poured directly from the kupela (barrel) into your glass, and try traditional Basque dishes like cod omelette, fried cod with peppers, txuleta or barbecued meat and for dessert, Idiazabal cheese, quince jam and walnuts.

CAMELLIAS GALICIA

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