Spain and Portugal for Visitors

Language. Castilian Spanish and Galician or Galego. The latter is a Romance language more similar to Portuguese than to Castilian. Practically all Galicians are bilingual, so Spanish-speakers are not obliged to learn it, though as always a few words are usually appreciated.

Getting to Galicia. Galicia is a long way from Madrid, so the latter is not a very convenient point of arrival. By air. Santiago de Compostela A Coruña's airport is only connected with Madrid and Vigo is communicated with a couple of other points in Spain. In 2005, Ryanair will begin to operate flights from Stansted to Santiago de Compostela and from Stansted, Rome Ciampino and Frankfurt Hahn to Santander. A Stansted-Ourense route should also come into service in 2005. By ferry. Brittany Ferries connects Plymouth and Santander, an P&O connects Portsmouth and Bilbao.

Moving Around Galicia. If you only want to see the Rí­as Baixas and Altas, it is possible to without your own wheels, though they are always nice to have. If you are interested in the Costa da Morte and the Rí­as Altas, the FEVE narrow-gauge railway is efficient, economical and fun. It runs all the way along the Cantabrian coast from Bilbao to El Ferrol, but does not follow the coast along the Costa da Morte.
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