Rural Properties, villas and homes for sale in Galicia

Galicia, the forgotten Atlantic country,  a land in keep with its own rhythm and traditions, a land of ancient legends and modern capabilities. A peaceful people contributing with its own cultural notes to a XXI century  multicultural Spain.

 

With its wealth of rivers, rolling hills , and valleys, the galician landscape is an atlantic jewel on its own, stretching from the mountain ranges of the east towards the unique northern and western shorelines with its grand estuaries called Rias, cliffs, and variety of beaches , enough to cater for all preferences.

 

An spanish national park, Illas atlanticas, and 20  managed natural parks, protected areas and natural monuments can offer you a hint of what is to be seen as the ideal living space for a variety of birds, badgers, wildboars, squirrels, roe deer, foxes, iberian wolves, partridges,  wild grouse, and the ocasional visiting bear from nearby asturian mountain ranges.

 

With monumental treasures  as Santiago de compostela, and the network of monasteries , romanesque curches, ancient celtic villages known as Castros, old castles , historical milestones as the Camino de Santiago (The way of st james),  galicia offers plenty to explore and discover for any visitor.

 

The sheer importance of the atlantic  must not be forgotten on this land of sailors. Galicia has 22 marinas with more than 1500 yacht mooring places competitively priced,  39 EU blue flags and the possibility to practice world class  surf, rowing , canoeing, scuba diving or enjoy the rear possibility to lay on the beach without having to endure the pains of mass market tourism.

 

 Galician food has product as its main value with traditional regional cooking walking along modern approaches. Modern galician cocina very wisely mantains reverence to the product as the milestone whose flavour must not be spoilt with overindulgence in preparations. To the galician mothers, eating with your eyes, is a sin .Talking fish  with lead us only to a word, freshness. Talking shelfish we have to discuss the particular characteristis of the Rias and the local varieties. A good galician can tell wich shellfish comes from the rias and wich is imported.

 

In Galicia, a large number of old property in the rural has been abandoned in favour of modern living in the cities, newly built huge chalets with plenty practical uses, leaving a wealth of ancient stone houses waiting for a keen developer able to put his heart on a  restoration in keep with  rural tradition, that will benefit galician heritage while giving you a solid investment oportunity and, a new life of pleasant retirement in your restored countryside villa.  

  

Greenwest: Property in Galicia