A Estrada Borough Council Tourist Service 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 Lugo 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 Pontevedra AP-53 Galicia 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 Friday: Folk Festival Saturday: 7am rounding up of the horses A unique tradition in Galicia 7pm curro (shearing of the beasts) evening, concerts Sunday: 12am curro (shearing of the beasts) The “Rapa das Bestas” (Shearing of the surroundings, the routes of the mills of Ve- evening, concerts Monday: 12am end of final curro (shearing the Beasts) festival in Sabucedo, declared a sacarballa, the fiesta and the food all make it a of the beasts) festival of international tourist interest in 2007, unique and unforgettable experience. evening, the horses are set free is undoubtedly unique and one of the best of all The locals and visitors -under the or- the festivals held in Galicia; it dates back to the ders and supervision of the former- take to the 16th Century and is one of Galicia’s most deep- hills early on the Saturday morning in groups, rooted traditions. and spend the morning rounding up the horses, It takes place on the first weekend in which are brought together in the stream bed July, when the horses are rounded up and driven of Peón. Early in the afternoon they are driven down from the hills and then have their manes to the village, then after resting for a few hours, and tails cut. The whole festival begins on the the first “curro” takes place. This is perhaps the Friday with a folk festival where thousands of most spectacular part on account of the risk in- people enjoy listening to traditional music, and volved. at dawn on the Saturday, as required by tradi- The noble battle between man and tion, the Rapa das Bestas begins, a ritual which horse, where neither ropes nor sticks are used, strictly respects historical tradition. The search differentiating this event from other similar ones. for and roundup of the herds, which live in free- In Sabucedo, the horses are only tamed in a dom in a 45 km2 area of mountainous land, the one-on-one battle with the aloitadores, who route down to the “curro” (a type of stone en- have learnt their art from generation to genera- closure) where the “Aloitadores “ (combatants) tion, enabling them to successfully immobilise Alfonso Durán Castillo Foto Rapa09 Marcos Míguez Foto Rapa08 go into noble and unique battle with the horses, the horses, either standing or on the ground, make this age-old “romería” a true festive spec- to cut their manes. On the Sunday, the second tacle. curro is held, and on the Monday, the final one. The adventure of the hills, the won- The “curro” takes place in an enclosed “Sabucedo, in all its colour, with all its aromas, the harmonies and contradictions “The final act to take place in Sabucedo is a declaration of freedom. The horses derful sight of more than five hundred galloping corral with limited places for spectators. Tickets of its sounds, the softness and hardness to the touch, is a ceremony of love and return to the hills and man returns to the safety of a restless paradise”. horses, the impressiveness of the “curro” (as go on sale two hours before the start (5pm Sat- care for the Animal which has most helped Man to become what he is: A restless the entire event is also called) , the beauty of urday and 11am Sunday) and sell out quickly. being, dreaming of unreachable horizons” Xavier Alcalá Manuel Rivas.