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Festival of o Polbo do Carballiño

O Carballiño, Carballiño, Ourense

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Festival of o Polbo do Carballiño

Activity · O Carballiño, Carballiño, Ourense

It is held on the second Sunday of August in the municipal park of O Carballiño, where the pulpeiras boil tens of thousands of kilos of octopus; although the town lies far from the sea, octopus consumption dates back a long way, with dried octopus arriving through trade with the coastal regions of Galicia. The work of the pulpeiras of Carballiño is recognised throughout Galicia, so much so that in 2014 the Real Academia Galega ratified «polbo» as the standard form over «pulpo», although the town council itself still uses the name Festa do Pulpo on its website. It was declared of national tourist interest in 2012 and of international tourist interest in 2022.

Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain (CC BY 2.0)

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