November, magosto time and chestnuts in Santiago

November is just around the corner and the smell of roasted chestnuts and permeates the streets of Santiago. Compostela Net Hotels offers you the chance to enjoy first person of our cultural tradition and live fully the feast of the magostos.

The streets of the capital of Galicia and dress autumn, and the leaves fall season magostos invades the city, wrapping her in a very own mysterious atmosphere of our "meiga" land. Friends and neighbors enliven this popular festival, which with fire and chestnuts protagonist has become a must for anyone who prides himself Galician.

Since late October and throughout November Santiago will cradle lot of magostos, which impregnate the main squares of light Compostela. This ancient tradition is based on an evening crowned by fire and roasted chestnuts, which originally was intended to honor the good harvests. It is mainly celebrated in the home, where the fire that warmed the cold November nights invited to share stories and legends.

Today this celebration takes place in the main meeting points each neighborhood, where people take the opportunity to forge closer links between food, dancing and laughter. Besides chestnuts, it is common also the presence of grilled sausages, red wine and "queimada" (typical alcoholic beverage of Galician cuisine to which healing powers are conferred), as well as popular music and traditional dances.

San Pedro neighborhood is one of the busiest places in what this celebration is concerned, located a few meters from our facilities, offers different magostos in some of its strategic locations, which make the area a festive set where visitors and neighbors enjoy in harmony of this long-lived tradition.

Compostela Net Hotels invites you to be part of our culture from a privileged location. Come and visit us!