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]
Festa do Marisco, in O Grove
The sea and the restaurants and bars are two of the key sectors in the town of O Grove that have been linked to this event, created in 1963. Here, the best products captured in the Ría de Arousa are showcased. Thousands of visitors gather under the marquee set up near the port and fill the local restaurants to taste the best seafood in the world. [+ info]
Festa da Empanada de Bandeira (Silleda)
Since 1974, the parish of A Bandeira, in Silleda, shows the most original "empanadas", in an event carefully organized by restaurant owners and locals. They surprise visitors with different presentations and varied ingredients, always trying to obtain the most peculiar taste. And they make it, since thousands of visitors participate in the event every year, especially in the dinner, when they have the opportunity to taste all sort of specialties of this original dish from As Rías Baixas and Galicia. [+ info]
