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. 

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In the city

Museo Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus museum), where different theories about his origin are explained

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Kids

Wander Illa as esculturas. Park created on an island in the middle of the city.

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Charge your batteries

Santa Clara specialised in delicious seafood rice and tapas. Eirado da Leña fusion between traditional Spanish food with the modern cuisine.

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Outside the city

Ria de Pontevedra (Pontevedra estuary) and the towns surrounding it such as San Xenxo, beach spot crowded in summer.

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May events

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.

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April events

Between the 14th and 21st head to the village of Paradela and enjoy the celebration, which is a religious act, is both liturgical and secular, combining theatre as a form of expressing the Passion, and religion as a profound feeling of the faithful. 

Additional information

30 mins from Santiago by train. Good connected with A Coruña and Vigo. Spend 1 day to discover the city and 3-4 days if you want to discover the estuaries and beaches.