Fiesta de la Anguila y Muestra de la Caña del País
This food festival celebrates two typical products from the Ulla region: eel and aguardiente (a local alcoholic beverage). It offers them prepared in many different ways: the eel can be stewed, fried, served in a pie, with peppers, boiled potatoes, the new ‘Bella Otero’-style (with rice) or in a tasting menu. A conxuro (‘spell’) is performed at the end of the festival, and there are tastings of aguardiente doughnuts and the impressive queimada (a traditional punch made by burning aguardiente).
Services
- Information point: Sí
- Actividades de animación: Sí
Activities
- Actividad: para familias, para niños
Features
Origin and history The aguardiente festival was conceived in 1991 as a companion to the eel festival, which had been held since 1988. They eventually merged together.Itineraries and main events during its celebration The festival has many different activities, such as a speech by a popular figure, theatre performances, concerts, painting and photography exhibitions, videos detailing how the aguardiente is made and night open-air dances. Tastings take place over the previous days to award the best white, herbal and toasted aguardiente on the day of the festival.
- Descripción del entorno: River
- Responsible body: Council of Valga
- Declaration of tourist interest: Galician
Access
- Baños públicos adaptados para personas con discapacidad: Sí
- Accesos a pie: Sí
- Accesos para vehículos privados: Sí