| Galicia in particular and Northern Spain in general | | | | economy that did not easily lend itself to |
| have long been considered to be a hidden jewel in | | | | modernisation and herein lies a paradox in that it is |
| the entire Spanish tourist industry and hidden | | | | this very reluctance to embrace modernity |
| away within Galicia itself are some further jewels | | | | throughout that gives the region much of its |
| and we are going to examine Rias Baixas further. | | | | appeal as far as tourism is concerned. |
| If you look at all of the autonomous regions that | | | | The natives of Galicia if you trace them back far |
| make up modern day Spain, Galicia has to be the | | | | enough have origins very similar to their Celtic |
| most remote and hidden away within that | | | | cousins in the north and are justifiably proud of |
| remoteness lies Rias Baixas. | | | | their language and culture and these connections |
| Historically, always classed as the poorer cousin to | | | | no matter how stretched or tenuous give them |
| some of the other richer regions Galicia had an | | | | their sense of regionalism and uniqueness. |