GALICIA

Isla de Arosa (Illa de Arousa), Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. Isla de Arosa from Santo's viewpoint. At the back, Villagarcia de Arosa and the bridge that join the island with the peninsula. (Photo by Xulio Villarino/Cover/Getty Images)
Xulio Villarino
TASTE
This Wine Club Is Starting A Revolution
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Most European wine tours include obligatory visits to the iconic French region of Bordeaux and the gorgeous rolling vineyards
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Rescue workers inspect a train that derailed in Galicia in north-western Spain, close to the town of O Porrino, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal
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THE WORLDPOST
At Least Four Dead After Train Derails In Northern Spain
It wasn't yet clear what had caused the crash.
IMPACT
On Galicia's Way of St. James: A Formula for Development via Technology Transfer
By Eisenhower Fellowships, Contributor
Independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization
Galicia is a peripheral region in the northwest of Spain, a coastal area and the destination for pilgrims on the route known as the Way of Saint James.
TRAVEL
Dos & Don'ts of Galicia's Carnival, The Entroido
By Inma Gregorio, Contributor
Travel Blogger, Freelance Writer & Photographer at AWorldtoTra...
* Don't break the bank. Very affordable for the European standards, everything from accommodation to transport could be cheaper
FOOD & DRINK
Gerry Dawes & His Amazing Spanish Artisanal Wines
By Brad Haskel, Contributor
Wine Director, Executive in Wine Sales & Marketing Company
With his uniquely artistic vision, Gerry Dawes has knitted together a portfolio of family owned Spanish wineries of incredible quality. Recently, he formed a sales and marketing company called The Spanish Artisan Wine & Spirits Group-Gerry Dawes Selections, that has already begun appearing in great restaurants around the country.
<p>An ambulance drives in Madrid on Oct. 16, 2014.&nbsp;</p>
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THE WORLDPOST
At Least 6 Killed After Rally Car Loses Control In Spain
Three children were among those injured.
WORLDPOST
Ukraine: The Consequences of Far Right World War II Revisionism
By Nikolas Kozloff, Contributor
Author, 'Revolution! South America and the Rise of the New Left'
How extreme will politics have to get before the Ukrainian establishment stands up to the far right? If the political mainstream doesn't act soon, Kiev's relationships with key diplomatic partners and even Poland could be severely tarnished.
CULTURE & ARTS
Carlos Núñez Concert Honoring Alan Lomax's Spanish Fieldwork
By Stephen Winick, Contributor
Stephen Winick is a folklorist, music critic, and editor
Lomax, who lived in Europe for most of the 1950s because he had been blacklisted at home, loved Galician music, and shared Carlos's belief that Galicia was essentially Celtic, which greatly colored his fieldwork.
NEW YORK
Astoria Characters: The President of the Galician Club
By Nancy Ruhling, Contributor
Author of "Astoria Characters"
It's a windy day, and the four flags of Casa Galicia are flapping like a flock of geese flying south for the winter. The stately wedding-cake white building on 31st Avenue, wedged between a burger joint and a supermarket crowned by barbed wire, looks like a foreign embassy.
WORLDPOST
Vladimir Putin is Just the Latest Bully in the Thousand Year Struggle for Ukrainian Nationhood
By Ian Reifowitz, Contributor
Author of 'Obama’s America: A Transformative Vision of Our Nat...
The outcome of the tug of war between the pro-government/pro-Russian forces and the pro-EU/pro-independence forces in Ukraine will have a decisive impact on Eastern Europe's development in the new millennium.
CULTURE & ARTS
Clannad's Nádúr and Other New Celtic Recordings
By Stephen Winick, Contributor
Stephen Winick is a folklorist, music critic, and editor
There's no bigger news in Celtic music than the first new studio album by Clannad in 15 years. The Grammy-winning family band from Donegal began the trend of backing lush Gaelic vocal harmonies with shimmering synth pads back in the 1980s.
FOOD & DRINK
WARNING: Spanish Food Road Trip Will Cause Hunger
By Daniel Klein, Contributor
The Perennial Plate
Jamon, squid ink, anchovies, chorizo, wine, cheese... Spain is really one of the great culinary countries of the world.
TRAVEL
Beyond the Running of the Bulls: Spain's 10 Wildest Festivals
By minube, Contributor
Community of over 2 million international travelers
In recent years, other fiestas like Valencia's tomato-throwing bash, La Tomatina, have made the international tourist radar and now draw visitors from around the world.
FOOD
Waiting for Godello: The New Wines of Spain
By Rozanne Gold, Contributor
Chef and author
Wine should taste like where it came from, and shouldn't be manipulated into big alcoholic bruisers crammed with "jammy" fruit. Wine expert Gerry Dawes is a fan of old-fashioned wines made the old fashioned way: "Great wine is made in the vineyard, not in the winery."
CHICAGO
Sheen and Estevez Hit Home Run with The Way
By Lonna Saunders, Contributor
Writer/Call-in Radio Talk Host/News Anchor
Rarely does an audience laugh and cry during the same movie. Yet that's what happened at a Chicago International Film Festival prescreening of The Way.