Pontevedra Things to Do

After crossing Praza de España and walking through Avenida de Santa Maria we arrive to Praza de Alonso de Fonseca where this beautiful late gothic style church with plateresque facade is located. The basilica was built during the 16th century

This church dates from the 14th century but its external framework has been reduced to the head of the old temple facade. Once the bigger dominican church in Galicia it houses some archaeological pieces. Located near Praza de España, this is the spot to start a visit to Pontevedra's city center.

The church was built in the 14th century. Inside can be found the tombs of some nobles, including the tomb of Paio Gómez Chariño, one of the conquerors of Sevilla in 1248.

Leaving Praza da Leña along the Rùa de Figueroa we arrive to a set of squares where Praza da Ferreria merges with Praza de Ourense, Praza da Estrela and the gardens of Casto Sampedro, forming a large urban space. In the middle rises a fountain dated from the 16th century and, in the Praza de Ourense, the Church of San Francisco dominates the square.

Walking down from the basilica we arrive to this square where its located the house where the writer Valle Inclán lived.
In front of the house lies the famous cruceiro (market-cross) that was placed here in 1773 at the end of the civil war.

From Praza da Pedreira along the Rùa Gregorio F. we arrive to Praza da Leña.
The square has the name of the product that was sold here - firewood. The square it's a significant place for tapas and wines.

Continuing down on Rùa Don Gonzalo César Boente, near the municipal market, in Praza da Pedreira we find this building that dates back from the 18th century and it's an example of the galicean baroque.

Leaving Praza do Teucro, still along the Rùa M. Quiroga Princesa we arrive to Praza de Curros Enriques an then we turn into the Rùa Don Gonzalo César Boente til we arrive to Praza Mendez Nuñez.
This square was known by Praza das Galiñas (Chicken Square) due to the market that used to take place in it.
The square is dominated by the house where the Rear-Admiral Casto Mendez Nuñez lived and where he died in 1869, a short while after the battle of El Callao in Peru.