Happy Christmas

The Christmas holidays are upon us. Just a quick post to wish all our readers a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hope to include many new posts and articles in the coming year. If you have any ideas or want to see specific news please email us:
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As we say in Galicia:

Bo Nadal e Feliz Ano Novo
(Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year)

The Cemetery of the English

In the Coast of Death, Galicia's and Spain's westernmost area, there is a small monument next to the rough coast dedicated to the 175 English sailors drowned off the coast here on 10th November 1890, when their ship, the Serpent, sank in a terrible storm. Only 3 sailors survived.
The locals recovered the dead bodies and buried them next to the beach on what is known as the Cemetery of the English. The British goverment thanked the people of Camariñas and the mayor was given a shotgun and the parish priest a gold watch.




Next to the cemetery there is a lovely stretch of coast, a lovely and virgin beach named Playa do Trece. You need to leave the car parked next to the cemetery and then a 20 minute walk to reach the beach. This is a lovely beach, for me one of the most beautiful, it has plenty of sand dunes and a lovely stretch of white sand. At the end of the beach there is a large hill covered in white sand, throughout the years the strong winds dragged sand towards this hill and eventually created a large sand dune. A great place to get a good view of the area and spectacular sunsets. This stretch of coast is usually empty due to its remoteness and wild sea, which makes it very attractive if you want to spend a relaxing day, just you and the sound of the crashing waves.