As Neves

As Neves (Galician for the snows) is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. It has 4,429 people (2010). Until 1904 it was called Setados. Geography As Neves has four elements that make up its geography: the Xuliana river's valley in the western part, the Minho river's valley in the south, along the border with Portugal, the Termes river's valley in the east and the Mountains of Paradanta in the north. Economy The town's main economy sources are the forest, wood, and "Condado" wine, one the kinds of wine under protected designation of origin Rías Baixas. There are also tourist services based in countrysides and natural products for eating such as lamprea (lamprey eel, see recipe for the Galician dish) and requeixón/requesón, a type of cheese curd (see a recipe for cheesecake made with requesón ).