If you're looking for a sure bet on a travel vacation, and you're looking for something a little different than your usual trips, then place your money on Spanish Galicia, a real winning spot tucked away in one of the corners of Europe. Traveling to Galicia is no gamble -- it's a land filled with history, culture, and many tourist delights, from travel tours, to isolated beaches, and scores of interesting ideas in between.

If you love your food from the ocean, you're in luck, because Galicia is a seafood lover's paradise. Its entire shoreline is teeming with delights from the sea. The whole Galician coastline, from the chilly Rías Altas southwards to the Rías Baixas, with the wild Costa da Morte in between, provides its people and its visitors with a bounty of exotic seafood, and every day the markets open with countless mollusks and crustaceans, including spider crabs, scallops, prawns, lobster, mussels, and barnacles. The Galician region can almost boast more varieties of seafood than grains of sand on their hundreds of kilometres of white sand beaches.

If there's more to appetite than what is served in Galicia's many fine restaurants and cafes, then certainly you'll be intrigued by the dramatic landscapes, the medieval and Romanesque old towns and an ambiance that has been shaped by history and a way of life rather than tourism and commercial travel. Galicia can offer you a unique experience with their special cultural, architectural, and mystical heritage, as well as its appealing sights, boat trips, wine tours, and special tours to places such as the Rias Biaxas Albarino, Ribeira Sacra (Sacred Riverbanks), Santigao, Finisterra, Pontevedra, and many, many more.

Or maybe you want to set out and explore for yourself. The legendary Coast of Death can provide you with an exciting adventure all on its own. Travel at your own pace, or catch up with a guided tour and learn about the shipwrecks, treasures, and treacheries. Galicia is a world waiting to be discovered, and its up to you what you want out of your vacation. But be assured that whatever you decide to do in Galicia this time, next time can provide you with a different adventure!

Many of these things you'll never find in California, except perhaps in a bottle or a can! For more great information on travel and tourism in Galicia, have a look at these useful resources: hoteles en galicia and mapas de galicia