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Pazo de Oca A Coruña www.mardecompostela.com Casa de Brea Pizzería Argentinos Burguer Tabeirós 627002554 Avda. Benito Vigo, 70 986571226 A-6 Rural Tourism www.casadebrea.com Casa Trabazo C/ Ulla 32 986570045 AP-9 A Nugalla [email protected] Casa Neira Serafín Pazo 8 986571872 Santiago de 986591600 Curantes O Palomar Don Juan Estrada de Codeseda, 37.

A Estrada Arias Tono Codeseda 986850145 / 986866249 986572111 Torre de Guimarei Compostela [email protected] www.nugalla.com Casa Grande de Vilanova www.casasaperegrina.com Tío Suso Avenida Benito Vigo, 40-42 986 A Estrada 986688216 / 667488953 Remesar [email protected] 18 04 53 Casa de Garrido AP-53 www.casagrandevilanova.com [email protected] Souto 986584208 Lodging Ourense Spain Tenencia da Veiga www.casadebrea.com A-52 981574699 / 653552405 Arnois [email protected] Pensión la Bombilla Praza de Galicia, 5. Vigo Casa de Marica 986570335 Sabucedo A Casa da Botica 986587893 / 677838858 Loimil Parada 986584221 / 658497507 Hostal don Juan Estrada de Codeseda, www.casadabotica.com www.casademarica.com 37. 986572111 A Estrada map Galicia map [email protected] [email protected] Pensión Bouzada Avda. Pontevedra, 40. Val Fresco Fonte Clara 986571452 Curantes 986681841 Ribeira 986573209 / 655631140 Pensión Estación Avda. Pontevedra, 42. Torres de Moreda www.fonteclara.rural.tripod.com 986570635 Callobre 699339794 / 986584951 [email protected] Hotel Summa a Estrada Avda. Ponteve- www.torresdemoreda.com Casa Concha dra s/n 986573535 / 986573536 [email protected] Ribela 986570807 / 630270300 A Casa do Lagoeiro Casa da Carballeira Rural Aguións 986584964 / 686466803 Ribela 986689552 / 639277057 www.casadolagoeiro.com [email protected] Restaurants [email protected] Casa Claudina Tallón A Mimoseira Toedo 986572309 / 986571204 A Outeira Couso. 986586540 Nigoi 986573253 / 629839426 Casa Matalobos América Oca. 986587450 / 986587799 www.casamimoseira.com Cereixo 986573930 / 655958805 As Nieves Arnois. 986587441 [email protected] O Carballo Grande Moreira. 986572835 Casa do Forno Restaurants A Estrada Casa Regatos Lagartóns. 986573649 Nigoi 986633851 / 670200232 De Couso Couso. 986586599 www.casadoforno.com Nixon Avda. Ponteareas, 14. 986570261 El Emigrante Loimil. 986587437 [email protected] / 655908650 Las Camelias Loimil. 986587500 Casa Virxinia Velis Nolis Antón Losada 24. 986590139 Mesón a Casa da Fandiña Cora. Nigoi 981590935 / 635016373 986586441 Casa do Ignacio A Vila Avda. Benito Vigo, 13. 986180315 O Cazador Pena do Foxo, 18. 986588406 Nigoi 986570726 / 696444643 Gran Vía Avda. Benito Vigo, 27 Bodedós Balboa, 39, Arnois. 986587502 www.casaignacio.es / [email protected] 986570611 Raxería Matalobos Matalobos. www.depo.es Casa Fernández Samaná rúa Gradín, 45. 986180346 986572862 A Bombilla Praza de Galicia, 5. Regenjo O Soutiño, Toedo. 986570825

www.riasbaixas.org English Tabeirós 986572716 / 696725802 [email protected] 986570335 Río Liñares Ponteliñares, Callobre. www.aestrada.com O´Pote Avda. Fernando Conde, 24. 986571520 www.rapadasbestas.es A Casa da Pastora Tabeirós 986570344 / 610715901 986573674 Mesón Orestes Arnois. 986587442 http://www.acasadapastora.com Tasmania. Avda, Santiago 28. 986572989 Casa Regatos Os Bolos, Lagartóns. [email protected] Os Peares Waldo Álvarez Insua, 5. 986573649 Casa do Outeiriño 986571036 / 690312223 GPS. 42º 35’ 28.74’’ N 8º 24’ 53.48’’ O Tabeirós 986572716 Mesón Terra a Nosa Avda. de Santiago, Lodging A Casa do Avó 12. 986571467 Festival of international tourist interest Rapa das Bestas de Sabucedo Codeseda 986850145 / 986866249 Sala Gradín (grupos) Rúa Gradín, 27. Pensión María Jesús Callobre, Parish : Sabucedo (San Lourenzo) www.casasaperegrina.com 986570895 986570787 A Estrada Forcarei Hamburguesería Orly Antón Losada Hotel América Oca de Arriba, 986587450 1st weekend in July PO-7001 Concello da Estrada [email protected] Casa Avelina Garrido Diéguez, 24 986572810 Albergue turístico hípico de Sabucedo Camping / Hostel PO-7002 Codeseda 986584208 Hamburguesería Florida Avda. Fernando Campo do Medio, s/n, Sabucedo, Concellería de Medio Rural e Turismo Conde 986570264 Sabucedo 680253068 ofthebeasts) Monday: 12amendoffinalcurro (shearing Sunday: 12amcurro (shearingofthebeasts) Saturday: 7amrounding upofthehorses Friday: FolkFestival evening,thehorsesare setfree evening,concerts evening,concerts 7pmcurro (shearingofthebeasts)

h etr eet s lo ald , h bat of beauty the , called) also is event entire the (as “curro” the of impressiveness the horses, It rooted traditions. 16th Century and is one of Galicia’s most deep- the to back dates it Galicia; in held festivals the is undoubtedly unique and one of the best of all 2007, in interest tourist international a of festival declared Sabucedo, in festival Beasts) the derful tacle. make this age-old “romería” a true festive spec- go into noble and unique battle with the horses, (combatants) “ “Aloitadores the where closure) en- stone of type (a “curro” the to down route dom in a 45 km2 area of mountainous land, the for and roundup of the herds, which live in free- search The tradition. historical respects strictly tion, the Rapa das Bestas begins, a ritual which tradi- by requiredSaturday, as the on dawn at and music, traditional to listening enjoy people of thousands where festival folk a with Friday the on begins festival whole The cut. tails and manes their have then and hills the from down July, when the horses are rounded up and driven AuniquetraditioninGalicia sight h “aa a Bsa” Sern of (Shearing Bestas” das “Rapa The h avnue f h hls te won- the hills, the of adventure The takes of more place than on five the hundred first weekend galloping in urday and11am Sunday)andselloutquickly. go on sale two hours before the start (5pm Sat- corral with limited places for spectators. Tickets curro isheld,andontheMonday, thefinalone. Sunday,the On second manes. the their cut to ground, the on or standing either horses, the immobilise successfully to them enabling tion, who genera- to generation from art their learnt have aloitadores, the with battle one-on-one a in tamed only are horses the Sabucedo, In differentiating this event from other similar ones. wherehorse, ropesareneither sticks nor used, volved. most spectacular part on account of the risk in- the hours, few restinga after for then village, the to driven are they afternoon the in Early Peón. of bed stream the in together brought are which and spend the morning rounding up the groups,horses, in morning Saturday the on early hills the to former-take the of supervision and ders unique andunforgettableexperience. sacarballa, Ve- of mills the of routes the surroundings, the first “curro” The “curro” takes place in an enclosed and man between battle noble The The locals and visitors -under the or the -under visitors and locals The the fiesta takes and place. the This food is all perhaps make the it a -

Alfonso Durán Castillo Foto Rapa09 being, dreaming ofunreachable horizons” care for the Animal which has most helped Man to become what he is: A restless and ceremonylove a of is touch, hardnessthe and to softness the sounds, its of colour,its all in “Sabucedo, contradictions and aromas,harmonies its the all with Xavier Alcalá

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