The northwest of Spain is a far cry from the sunny snapshots of the average holiday brochure. It’s always been rather cut off from Castilla-Leon and the rest of Spain by mountains, and that sense of isolation persists even today. So Galicia’s lush, green landscapes, windswept beaches, mountain ranges and river valleys, are a side of Spain many visitors rarely see. Which is a shame, because in many ways it’s the most appealing.