PONTEVEDRA is a riverside city that combines history, culture and style into a lively base for exploring the Rías Baixas.
Iconic dish
Lacon con grelos (pork meat with turnip greens), octopus and seafood.
In the city
Visit Museo Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus museum), where different theories about his origin are explained.
Kids
Wander Illa as esculturas. Park created on an island in the middle of the city.
Santa Clara specialised in delicious seafood rice and tapas. Eirado da Leña fusion between traditional Spanish food with the modern cuisine.
Charge your batteries
Ria de Pontevedra (Pontevedra estuary) and the towns surrounding it such as San Xenxo, beach spot crowded in summer.
Outside the city
Until the 4th of May you will be able to enjoy the celebration of the ITU Multisport World Championschips 2019, contest during which 5 world championships of various disciplines will be played; Duathlon, Cros Triathlon, Acuatron, Aquabike and Long Distance Triathlon.
