Galicia northern Spain.

Now we have entered Galicia with its temporat climate and high rainfalls. Galicia's folklore clearly shows its Celtic and Gaelic origins, and the most characteristical musical instrument is the Gaita (bagpipe). Regional gastronomy is of great reputation for its excellent fish, octopus and Empanada Gallega (a typical pie of fish or meat), traditional sweets prepared in some monasteries (where the recipes are kept in secret jalously), and the Ribeiro wine which is a white wine that has no preservatives at all and to be honest although I really enjoy it, it tastes a little like cider.

This final stag of the Camino has been the route where so many men over the centuries have left Spain to go to wars and leave there homes to find work abroad. And the women of this region are noted for there ability to be proficient with all the traditional male roles to fill the void of there departed sons and husbands.