NORTHERN PORTUGAL & Galicia Travel. History of an Iron Age Castro. History of Northern Portugal. 

Galicia!! As a kid, I was always obsessed with Irish culture and didn’t know how similar Galician culture is. Now it makes sense why I love Celtic culture. It’s in my blood. Galicia is absolutely amazing.

Now you're tracking through my ancestral lands, thanks for the respect!

I’m portuguese not even know this places,beautiful.

Really nice. I’m portuguese and I feel the same when going to these places: my mind goes wild just immagining how was life there centuries ago. Nice vídeo!!

North Portugal and galicia is galaicos people !!!!

Galicia has the largest and best preserved Celtic sites in Europe and the world, I was there and it is impressive. It does not have only one or two, it has thousands, and 92% of Galician archeology is buried. According to the tour guide there are places that are considered sacred to the Druids such as certain forests and their locations that are still there. Christianity also did a lot of damage to the Galician Celtic people, there were points that were sacred and were marked with Menhirs, many of them were removed but Roman Catholicism could not make people forget that those places were sacred and they put crosses in their place. To sanctify the place, if you go to Galicia and see a cross on the ground, it is a sacred place for the Celtic pagans. Many Menhirs are still preserved but they are not as visible as the crosses. According to our guide, these places were energy points. Magic, and this was persecuted by Roman Catholicism and many people were accused of witchcraft

Ohh you did visit Minho after all!! How fantastic, thank you. My mother is from VN de Cerveira, so seeing this and Galiza, made me very emotional! ❤️🙏🤗

Galiza is a nice Nation too!!!

i m crying because it s so beautiful to see you two with your family - i just sent a message to you about spain so i liked it so much and now you re in portugal - now i was buscaco praia de mira coimbra lisbon and somewhere else - but the reason i m crying is because you re a family and i miss my family - lots of love xx - john and keep going

Finding places to visit with such young kids is always a struggle. Congrats on coming up with interesting visits for both young and adults. We so want to go back to Portugal!

such a historical place and very informative too! What a great adventure with the family! Will definitely consider visiting Galecia! cheers!

Wow this is so educational and interesting! And of course our favorite stars.

The land of my ancestries,....galicia

The river beach idea is so cool! What a great place to have a picnic with the kiddos. The little towns are so cute. The food looks delicious…we really enjoyed the food in Northern Spain. The Castro was so cool to see…I can’t believe you can you crawl around the town. I think the cloud adds to the experience too. I don’t think I’ve ever just chowed on some kelp 😂 Enjoying following you guys’ adventures! Looking forward to more!

This is beautiful. It felt like I was there. Thanks Dane, Jillie and kids for the virtual tour. Cheers c/t

Wow! Absolutely amazing, we loved it! Such a cool blend of fascinating history, jaw dropping scenery, inspirational travel lifestyle and the raw reality of family life on the road. Loved seeing your passion for ancient culture, real history, meeting authentic shepherds and folk almost lost in time, combined with rental cars, airbnbs, crazy tasty fruit abundance picked fresh from the trees and Dane misbehaving! Can't wait for episode 2!!! Great work guys, felicidades desde Tarifa xx

Been there & done that, being blocked by a tractor--hahaha! Cool shot at 2:26. That Castro place looks like my kind of place to explore. Nice that you can drink that water! April has always wanted to get to Portugal...hopefully we can someday soon

Dane says..."I found some really tasty kelp, it feels uh...really nutritious". Love it!

My ancestral homeland is Galicia. The family of my great grandpa on my maternal grandpa’s side was from Galicia.

Lived in Comillas, Cantabria for several years. Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria provinces offer a much different view of Spain. The green landscape and fresh outdoor feeling prevails all year. But, keep in mind, it does rain and has many days of overcast. The beaches generally are safe but for experienced swimmers...and the water is indeed "butt" cold. I do miss the diversity, language, food and the simplicity of life compared to life in the US/Florida. Those of you who are there now..relish the time and the experiences...RH/Florida

Very beautiful country. I have visited two times but unfortunately not with own transport. It is magical. And you seem to know a lot about it. Good video.

Loved this

I love those old forts - it's awesome seeing all of that with a bit of a history lesson as well. I've traveled throughout Spain but I've never been up to Galicia -c/t

Very nice😎👍

This seems to be such a charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job!

amazing

Lovely Video, Thanks so much, my grandparents were From Lugo, Not far from there, greetings from Boston

Background music is very good

Your Portuguese is very impressive

The tribes were Galician, not Iberian. The Galicians were one of the Celtic tribes that established themselves in Northern Spain. Then there were the Celtiberians, and the Iberians were located mostly in the south and the Mediterranean Coast. The Castros are named after the roman word Castrum, or Castle/Fortification, and were in reality Oppidum

Só consigo acreditar no galego projectado no mundo, para bem de toda a Espanha.... Para isso só pelo modelo da gramática da língua portuguesa! Para bem de toda a Espanha, porque a Galiza é uma nação histórica (cheia de cultura, política própria e unidade linguística - galego lucense e asturiense) e NUNCA vai perder essa consciência. Se se 'encostar' à gramática castelhana, acaba por desaparecer (diluir-se e acaba inútil), enquanto que 'variante' da língua portuguesa (da AGLP), pode espalhar a sua influência e riqueza histórica por todo o mundo lusófono e assegurar a sua presença no futuro e no mundo (da cultura e dos negócios)!

The Minho River is not a border. It is at the heart of the transmountainness culture. I asked my father once who, what and where our family roots originate and he neither declared himself from a regal place or common village but instead declared, " Eu so Transmontano!"

Did you go to Valença, was next to Cerveira, it is a fortified city

Where you guys from ? You truly look like a portuguese or Galícian couple...

3:46 *Galician, not iberian.

This is not a "Iberian" castro (from Castrum - Castle in latin). This is a Gallaecian Castro. This culture only exists in Northern Portugal (around the Douro Valley) and Galicia and has no relation whatsoever with the other "castro" seen i Lusitania. The "CALLAECI" were the tribe that the Romans found near the mouth of the Douro River where this ethnic group had his southern border. Romans therefore used this name to refer themselves to this very specific people. Modern archeology around this culture perfectly matches the old Roman province of Gallaecia and help us understand why they chose to make a completely different administrative region outside of Lusitania for this part of Iberia. That Nortwestern corner has between 3 and 5 thousands referenced sites most of the located at the top of mountains. This is the last archeological pearl of Europe as the overwhelming majority of those sites are left unstudied or have been mostly destroyed. The Portuguese part of the Roman Gallaecia is in worst state as Lisbon doesn't like to feature cultures that critically deviate from the traditional view of the Lusitanian myth. In fact, Portugal was born, both in blood as in language and culture from those lands. Gallaecia and the Kingdom of Galicia who followed it were very much alive culturally and administratively when the southern part of it spit away to create Portugal. Meanwhile, Lusitania didn't exist for CENTURIES and had NOTHING to do with the creation of our modern state. In other words, Nortwestern Castros are the oldest cultural pillar of the Portuguese people. The state of those ruins, who top off most mountains and are at the origin of countless villages, towns and cities, are a scandal and a testament to incompetence and ignorance of central political powers.

ooh u know ur history ,il stand down,,sory Dan