Pontevedra Travel Guide

 bambino36 Says:  Built in the 18th century, it's one of the most symbolic constructions in the city. According to tradition, it guided the pilgrins from Baiona to Santiago de Compostela and it's related with the portuguese Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James).The Chapel houses the image of... 

 bambino36 Says:  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 

 bambino36 Says:  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... 

 bambino36 Says:  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. 

 bambino36 Says:  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... 

 bambino36 Says:  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. 

 bambino36 Says:  In the center of Praza da Leña lies this 15th century market-cross. 

 bambino36 Says:  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. 

 bambino36 Says:  The facade has the coat-of-arms of the families of Figueroa, Araúxo, Miranda and Quirós, and on top a beautiful sun clock. 

 bambino36 Says:  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. 

 bambino36 Says:  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... 

 bambino36 Says:  From Praza das Cinco Ruas along the Rùa M. Quiroga Princesa we arrive to Praza do Teucro.According to the legend, the Trojan archer Teucro, Ajax's half-brother, after the trojan war came to the west and founded the city of Pontevedra. In the renaissance, the nobles of the... 

 bambino36 Says:  Walking around the basilica we can observe these stone made figures 

 DanielF Says:  In the heart of the old city, Saint Barthelemew is a Barroque church built by the Jesuits, as the lines of its petreous façade clearly tell. 

 DanielF Says:  The Basilica of Saint Mary is the main church in Oldbridge. It was built by the local seamen on the highest point of the old town, from where there is a good panoramic of the river lerez mouth and the whole stuary. It is a work of the XVI century in a late Gothic style with... 

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 berenices Says:  This is a little known tiny place called Os Ballotes in Vilagarcia de Arousa, a small town just above Cambados, which has a few rock engravings from around180-600 B.C. (Bronze age). It's a bit difficult to find the place, we were lost a few times, as there are no very good...