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Street in the old town of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain

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Overview

Pontevedra is an inviting, small riverside city that combines history, culture and style into a lively base for exploring the R铆as Baixas. The interlocking lanes and plazas of the compact Old Town are abuzz with shops, markets, cafes and tapas bars.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Edificio Sarmiento

    Edificio Sarmiento

    Pontevedra

    The Edificio Sarmiento, pride of the Museo de Pontevedra, occupies a renovated 18th-century college. Its absorbing collection ranges over Galician鈥�

  • Museo de Pontevedra

    Museo de Pontevedra

    Pontevedra

    Three of the six buildings of Pontevedra's eclectic museum are closed long-term for restoration, but the others are well worth your time. The Edificio鈥�

  • Praza da Ferrer铆a

    Praza da Ferrer铆a

    Pontevedra

    Praza da Ferrer铆a has the best selection of cafes in town and is overlooked by the Igrexa de San Francisco, said to have been founded in the 13th century鈥�

  • Santuario da Virxe Peregrina

    Santuario da Virxe Peregrina

    Pontevedra

    Just off Praza da Ferrer铆a, you can't miss the distinctive curved facade of the Santuario da Virxe Peregrina, an 18th-century caprice with a distinctly鈥�

  • Igrexa de San Francisco

    Igrexa de San Francisco

    Pontevedra

    Set back above the broad Praza da Ferrer铆a, the Igrexa de San Francisco was, according to local lore, founded in the 13th century by St Francis of Assisi鈥�

  • Sexto Edificio

    Sexto Edificio

    Pontevedra

    The Sexto Edificio, the newest section of the Museo de Pontevedra, has three floors of Galician and Spanish art from the 14th to 20th centuries. It's鈥�

  • Ru铆nas de San Domingos

    Ru铆nas de San Domingos

    Pontevedra

    Part of the Museo de Pontevedra, the Ru铆nas de San Domingos consist of the five-apse east end of the 14th-century church of a Dominican convent, housing鈥�

  • Bas铆lica de Santa Mar铆a a Maior

    Bas铆lica de Santa Mar铆a a Maior

    Pontevedra

    Pontevedra's most impressive church is a beautiful, mainly late-Gothic affair, built by Pontevedra鈥檚 sailors鈥� guild in the 16th century. Busts of Columbus鈥�

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