The comunidad that I will be researching in this project is Galicia. Galicia is located in the northwest of Spain, directly above Portugal and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean (as seen on map).
Image by- http://anotherwayoflearningg.blogspot.ie/p/maps.html
Galicia's capital city is Santiago de Compostela. Galicia has four provinces, they are A Coru''a, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra.( www.red2000.com) Image by – http://www.red2000.com/spain/region/r-galic.html
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In Spain the Galicia comunidad is known as the land of 1000 rivers, these rivers cross the region from the mountainous area inland to the coast. The Galicia coast is varied from the beautifully smooth beaches of as Mari''as to the dangerous and deadly cliffs of Costa de la Muerte, which translates to English as the 'coast of death". (www.red2000.com) The Galician coast offers a range of attractions to many different types of tourists, those who save want beautifully picturesque area to relax and unwind while surrounded by a beautiful landscape and those who
live for excitement.
COSTA DEL PAIS VASCO Image by-www.andararutas.com
COSTA DA MUERTE ACANTILADOS Image by-www.guiaviajesa.com
Galicia's highest peaks are the mountains of Pena Trevinca which are located to the east of the province of Ourense. The mountains of Pena Trevinca are also a protected nature reserve that covers almost 25,000 hectares. Its peak summits ' more than 2,000 metres high. The Mountains of Pena Trevinca are crowned by glacial lakes such as O Celo or the Lagoa da Serpe, that have had hardly any interaction or barely show the imprint of man. ( www.turgalicia.es)
I believe unlike many mountainous regions the Pena Trevinca mountain do not bring many tourists to the region which is understandable as the area is nature reserve and has very little interaction with many whereas if the opened the reserve they could increase tourism in the region.
Image by- turismodegalicia.org
The longest river in Galicia is the Minho River, measuring up to 340km. Originating from its source in Sierra de Meira, the river travels a long way before finally mingling into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It plays a role of dividing Portugal and Spain for 80kms as it runs south. The source of the river is located just north of Lugo. (rafting.co.uk) This river is so big and runs all over Galicia opening an area of recreation and leisure that the tourism industry can invest in, such as boat trip water sports and activities.
Main industries in Galicia:
Automotive: Galicia accounts for around 17% of vehicles manufactured in Spain.
IT: The IT division has grown 45% within five years
Timber: Timber productivity exceeds the Spanish average by a lot.
Quality of Life and Welfare
Biotechnology
Renewable Energies: Galicia is the 4th largest producer of wind power in Europe, and is sixth position in the world ranking.
Outsourcing
Logistics
http://www.galicia.es/en/economia
Tourist attraction in Galicia:
Islas C''es
Deportivo de La Coru''a, Estadio Riazor (Riazor stadium)
Santiago de Compostela
Balaidos
Cathedral de Ourense
Torre de Hercules (Tower of Hercules)
Resurrection fest
Muralla Romana de Lugo (Walls of lugo)
Church of Santa Maria de camber
Estudio Municipal da Malta
Museum of contemporary art Vigo
Cortegada Island
Aquarium Finisterrae
Castro fortress
As Catedrias beach
www.tripadvisor.ie ' Europe ' Spain ' Galicia
www.virtualtourist.com/…/Galicia/Things_To_Do-Galicia
www.mydestination.com
Torre de Hercules/ Tower of Hercules-
Atop a headland that extends out to sea stand the tower of Hercules. Found along the Coru''a harbour in the north west of Galicia, the lighthouse is an example of Roman history and that states it as a World Heritage site and a must-see for tourists. The stairs that leads up to the tower is 102 meters above sea level and once you reach the summit, you are surrounded by breath-taking views of the deep Atlantic. (theculturetrip.com)
Muralla Romana de Lugo
The Walls of Lugo are an important World Heritage Site that is visited by many tourists. Constructed in the 3rd century and encircling the town, the wall was originally constructed as a protection mechanism. The structure extends 2 kilometres. This structure shows us very important times in human history. (theculturetrip.com)
Resurrection fest
Founded in 2006 and since then has established itself as the largest fest of hard-core/punk and metal music in the peninsula. The festival lasts three days, and in the 2013's it had more than 40,000 people during the weekend. (http://www.resurrectionfest.es/en/info/history/)
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Stage2: Santiago de Compostela.
Santiago de Compostela is located in the North West in the province of A Coru''a in the comunidad Galicia. Santiago de Compostela is the capital city of Galicia.
Image by – http://www.red2000.com/spain/region/r-galic.html
Santiago de Compostela has many forms of transportation, which includes Airplane that travel to and from other countries to Santiago de Compostela's airport Aena (www.aena.es), Railway services run all over Santiago de Compostela and Buses can be got throughout the day.
History
The name Santiago is called after the apostle James who in the past went to the north-west of to convert people to Christianity and to preach the word of God. When he returned to the Middle East, he was imprisoned and tortured to death. The King at the time refused to have him buried but during the night James disciples stole his body and buried his body on the Spanish coast. (www.red2000.com)
Around the year 815, Pelayo, a Spanish hermit, had a vision of a bright light shining over a particular plot of land in the forest. After the vision, they decided to investigate the land and found a roman-era tomb containing the body of Saint James. A bishop in a town near-by had a church built on the site of the discovery and then the city of Santiago de Compostela grew around it. The town soon became a pilgrimage with people all over the world travelling to it to this day. (www.spiritualtravels.info)
Population
Santiago de Compostela had a population of 95,671 (95,671) but has millions of tourists and visitors every year. It is difficult for the Galician government to perform a census of Santiago due to the fact that it is a tourist city and place of pilgrimage. Although Santiago de Compostela is also university city and many young students move to the city to be closer to college.
Main Industries
Santiago de Compostela's lead industries the production of Furniture, Food Products and electronic machinery. Other industries such as artistic Industries consist of wood engravings and silverwork. Other main sources of income include Tourism, Construction Telecommunications and Banking. (www.britannica.com) Many of these Industries are popular throughout the comunidad of Galicia. Santiago is not just reliant on the technology industry where a lot of country have invested a lot in but also in the more common industries that are also very important.
Santiago St. James Festival
On the 24th July is when St. James the apostle is celebrated. Millions of tourist's pilgrims and Spanish people flock to Santiago de Compostela for the St. James festival. During this festival there are many fireworks and lots on music but no matter how lively and loud the atmosphere in Santiago de Compostela is the religious aspect is never forgotten as the Galicia cumunidad is a very religious region and the importance and meaning of celebration to Christianity are not forgotten. When the evening of this day come the people crowd Obradioro as the city hosts huge concerts.
Image by- http://caminoways.com/travel-tips/camino-culture
Music
Many other festivals take place in the late summer and autumn where music is very important. Once the Autumn comes to an end and September arrives, classical music takes centre stage with many large concert scheduled. (www.galiciaguide.com)
Clubbing Scene
Santiago de Compostela although a very religious city is home to many bars and nightclubs, most of which can be found in the old quarter and along the R''a do Franco but the city is a university city and a lot of the nightlife and clubbing scene is dictated by the majority of the college student population. (www.worldtravelguide.net)
Museums
Museo das Peregrinaci''ns (museos.xunta.gal)
Centro Galego de Arte Contempor''nea (http://www.cgac.org/)
Museum of the Galician People (www.spain.info)
Culture
Santiago is a very cultural place, from concerts to poetry recitals, galleries, exhibitions, museums, theatre, etc.'. Santiago de Compostela has so much to offer that one may find it hard to choose what to do. (caminoways.com)
Other attractions include-
Mercado de Abastos
Festas
San Domingos de Bonaval Park
'De Vi''os' ' Wine trail
Alameda Park
The Old Town
(caminoways.com)
Bibliography
http://anotherwayoflearningg.blogspot.ie/p/maps.html
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www.tripadvisor.ie ' Europe ' Spain ' Galicia
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