Rábade or San Vicenzo de Rábade is a town in the northwest of
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
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in the
province of Lugo
Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León, and in the nor ...
. It is the smallest municipality in
Galicia. Rábade has a population of about 1500 and an area of 5.2 km². It is at an altitude of 400 meters.
Until 28 May 1925 Rábade was part of
Begonte.
Rábade holds market days on the 2nd and 22nd of every month and on those days you can eat a traditional dish:
octopus
An octopus ( : octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight- limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (, ). The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttle ...
. It has celebrations on 22 and 23 January and 15 August. The Copa Miño de Piragüismo is a local tourist attraction.
References
External links
Concello de Rabadeofficial website
Municipalities in the Province of Lugo
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