Succulent dishes... and lots, lots of water
Seafood is an essential dish in the cuisine from Rías Baixas. The town of O Grove pays tribute to it at one National Festival of Tourist Interest. In Vilagarcía de Arousa, thousands of people take part in a collective shower in the Festa da Auga, which also bears this distinction. Vigo returns to 1809 to revive the Reconquista in front of the Army of Napoleon, while in Bandeira (Silleda) hundreds of people taste its famous "empanada" . Are you ready to have fun?
Festa da Reconquista (Vigo)
Vigo goes back to March 1809 during the first weekend of A Reconquista but the armed siege of those days is a mass festival today. The old town of Vigo became a huge outdoor market visited by hundreds of people in period costumes. The atmosphere is imbued with the spirit of that feat while thousands of people have a good time at street stalls, bars, restaurants, taperías (tapas bars) and at tables outside bars and cafes. The escenification of the expulsion of the french army is the main act. [+ info]
