Places to see in ( Galicia - Spain ) Casco antiguo de Pontevedra
Places to see in ( Galicia - Spain ) Casco antiguo de Pontevedra
The historic center of Pontevedra, declared a Historic-Artistic Site in 1951, is one of the best preserved in Galicia, and indisputable witness to the medieval splendor of the city, when Pontevedra was still closely linked to the sea.
The beauty of its streets and squares will seduce anyone who visits them, among popular and ancient houses that reveal the past of the city, with important architectural examples that preserve the charm of past times. Throughout the walk you will see the last hidalgo of Pontevedra, when walking to the passage of the many blazons that occupy the facades of all the historical helmet.
La Pla de la Leña, where the firewood used to be used to heat the kitchens, includes the three mansions that currently house the Provincial Museum, which is recognized as one of the most representative museums in Galician history, archeology and art. At one step, the Plaza de Verdura, where the products of the countryside could be marketed only a few years ago, became one of the main centers of the town, a meeting point for a refreshment before continuing our walk to Plaza del Teucro, name of the Greek arquero to which the foundation of Pontevedra is attributed to him.
Going down to the river bank we arrive at Mugártegui square - just before reaching the Plaza de Abastos - where the pazo currently occupying the seat of the Regulatory Council of the Rías Baixas Denomination of Origin, flag of the well-known wine Albariño de area. Following our route, in the highest part of the historical center, we find the spectacular square of the Ferraria, where formerly the artisans worked the forge. Today it is a meeting place for many of the shows organized in the city, and it houses, among other buildings, the Convent of San Francisco, with its beautiful gardens.
Besides the representativeness and excellent state of preservation of its civil architecture, the historical center of Pontevedra stands out for its no less important religious architecture. Thus, the ruins of the old Convent of San Domingos, despite the fact that today only part of its external skeleton and the head of the old temple, are considered the best exponent of Galician Gothic.
Near the ruins of San Domingos is the Basilica of Santa Maria a Mayor, declared a National Monument, which should be emphasized the plateresque front of great size ordered to build polo old Gremio de Mareantes in the XV century, where depicted Christ of the Good Journey, to which the fishermen entrusted themselves before leaving to the sea.
In addition, it is worth mentioning several representative conventual churches, such as San Francisco, La Peregrina, with a scallop-shaped plant as a symbol of the Xacobeos Roads - and, a little further on, below the Plaza de la Leña, of San Bartolomeu and Santa Clara.
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With almost 1500 kilometers of coastline, Galicia and its Rías (estuaries or bays) are home to almost 700 beaches! Galicia's many coves and beaches are a fantastic place to relax after your journey along the Camino de Santiago. If you are walking the Camino de Santiago in Summer time and have a few of days to spare, venture to the Galician coast, you will not regret it. The Galician Rías are divided in two: Rías Altas (higher estuaries in the North) and Rías Baixas (lower estuaries, in the South).
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Disfrutareis de preciosos valles verdes, viñedos en laderas imposibles que hacen un exquisito vino, el pulpo a feira...
No sé sabe si la definición sacra viene por la cantidad de monasterios que hay en la zona o porque en la Edad Media los druidas celtas llamaban a la zona Roboira Sacra, Robledal Sagrado. En cualquier caso, es la zona de Galicia con más concentración de edificios religiosos.
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