the place

I.E.S García BarbónVerínSPAIN

Spain is divided into 17 Autonomous

Communities with wide self-government

capacity.

Galicia is divided

into 4 provinces

and shares a

frontier with

Portugal in

Pontevedra and in

Ourense. Verín is

in the south of

Ourense province

and it has always

been a frontier-

town.

If you ask someone about

Galicia...

They will probably tell you that

Galicia is...

green!

...and green!

...really green!

Galician spirit is

linked to the sea: our

Vilano Cape is the

most western point in

continental Europe

This coast can be

wild but also...

It can offer fantastic beaches

But people also visit us because of our

artistic heritage

Santiago de Compostela, the capital,

welcomes millions of tourists and pilgrims

every year.

Like the pre-

Roman villages...

The Roman

settlements..

.

The Hércules Tower,

the oldest

lighthouse in the

world still in use...

Or Santa Comba de

Bande, the most

ancient church in

Spain.

...and hundreds of monasteries, churches and

traditional villages

But Galicia is also famous for its

gastronomy...Octopus

Sea-food

All kinds of fish...

Traditional pies

Beef: there are cows

everywhere!

Cheese

Wines

Forest- fruits....

...and desserts!

Verín is our destination

Verín is capital of

the homonimous

County, which

includes 8 city

councils.

Verín sums up 14,000 inhabitants and its

economy, culture and social life has always

been linked to the neighbour Portuguese town

of Chaves.

Monterrei Castle dominates the landscape

Verín is an old village

with traditional

buildings and

monuments worth

visiting.

Carnival is the

most important

festivity of Verín

calendar: the whole

village participates

in it and the

dominant image is

the “Cigarrón”, the

traditional mask

that ridiculizes old

tax-collectors of

Monterrei Counts

Being a Cigarrón is a

local passion that starts

really early!

and not only Cigarróns

can particpate...

I.E.S. García Barbón is located in Verín

village. It has been working for more than 25

years and it has been an educative reference

for several generations.

It is a public institution depending on Xunta de

Galicia, our autonomous government. We offer

General Post-Compulsory Education, Vocational

Studies and Adults Education.

We are an educative community that includes

45 teachers, 6 non-teaching staff and 250

students. Come with us on a brief tour...

Sanitary

Assistance

Dressmakin

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Car Workshop

Finance Module

Aluminium

Carpentry

Design and

Technology

New

Technologies

Classroom

And let us not forget our cafetería,

a meeting point for all of us.