BBC radio programme on Pazo de Oca

Peter Robins

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Jun 17, 2006

BBC Radio 4 is currently running a series of short programs on Spanish gardens. This week's is on the Pazo de Oca, some 20km SE of Santiago, described by the CSJ guide to the Sanabres route, which passes nearby, as 'well worth a visit'.
Live broadcast Sunday June 18, 14.45 BST, and available for a week afterwards on the BBC website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/fivegardens ... pip/314pa/

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