This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Castle Attractions In Pontevedra

x
Pontevedra is a Spanish city in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the Comarca and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rias Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city. In 1999, Pontevedra pedestrianized its 300,000 square meter medieval center by banning all but the essential automobile traffic. Pontevedra's car free center helped transform it into one of the most accessible cities, leading to awards for its urban quality: the international European prize, Intermodes in Brussels in 2013, the United Nations Habitat prize in Dubai i...
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filter Attractions:

Castle Attractions In Pontevedra

  • 1. Pazo de Lourizan Pontevedra
    A Pazo is a type of Galician traditional house. Similar to a manor house, pazos are usually located in the countryside, as former residences of important people in the community . They were of crucial importance in the 17th to 19th centuries, related to rural and monastic architecture and the system of feudal organization, and they constituted a type of local management unit around which the life of the villagers revolved. Over time they become the social symbol and refuge of the noble class, which Otero Pedrayo portrayed in his novels in early 20th century. The pazo, as a traditional civil architectural structure, had associated a social network: the servants of the nobleman and the tributaries of the domain, who themselves came to live on the grounds of the pazo . A pazo usually consists...
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Pontevedra Videos

Shares

x
x
x

Near By Places

Menu