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style is the 16th-century Fishing in Spain
Basilica de Santa María la
Mayor, with a Plateresque The Spanish eat more seafood than any other European nation
west façade, funded by the except the Portuguese. Each year, some 61,000 fisher men and 16,000
sailors’ guild; its richly sculpted boats land over a million tonnes of hake, tuna, lobster and other
portico looks like a reredos. species popular in Spanish cuisine. Nearly half of the fish and shellfish
Next to it is the Jewish Quarter caught in Spain is sup plied
and cemetery. by the modern Galician
The church dedicated to fishing fleet, one of the
Pontevedra’s patron saint – largest in the EU, but
because fish stocks in the
the Virgen de la Peregrina – seas around Europe have
is built to a circular plan and become depleted through
features a bow-fronted façade. overfishing, deep-sea
trawlers have been forced
E Museo de Pontevedra to look for new fishing
Pasantería 2–12. Tel 986 80 41 00. grounds as far away as
Open 10am–9pm Tue–Sat, Canada or Iceland. Fishing boats in the port at A Coruña
11am–2pm Sun.
Ruinas do Santo Domingo:
Open call ahead for opening hours. a Baiona s A Guarda
∑ museo.depo.es
Pontevedra. Road Map A3. * 12,000. Pontevedra. Road Map A3. * 10,500.
@ n Paseo da Ribeira; 986 68 70 67. @ n Praza do Reloxo 1; 986 61 45
( Mon. _ Festa da Arribada (1st 46. ( Sat. _ San Amaro (18 Jan),
weekend in Mar), Santa Liberata (20 Festa do Monte (1–11 Aug).
Jul), Virgen Anunciada (1st weekend in
Aug). ∑ baiona.org At the end of the Miño river is
this small fishing port. On the
The Pinta, one of the caravels slopes of Monte de Santa Tecla
from Columbus’s fleet, arrived at (a steep climb) are the remains
this small port in 1493, bringing of one of the most complete
the first news of the discovery Celtic castros (settlements) in
of the New World. This event Galicia, dating from the 1st
is commemorated in the Festa century BC. Also here is the
da Arribada. Museo da Citania de Santa
Today Baiona, which is sited Tegra, a Christian sanctu ary.
on a broad bay, is a popular
The ruins of the Gothic Iglesia de Santo summer resort, its harbour filled E Museo da Citania de
Domingo in Pontevedra with pleasure and fishing boats. Santa Tegra
There are lovely beaches here, Monte Santa Tegra, A Guarda. Tel 986
61 00 00. Open 9am–9pm Tue–Sun
especially the long Praia America.
A V E N I D A D O U R U G U AY Basilica de G. ESCUDERO AVENID A DE BUENOS AIRES Pontevedra. Road Map A3. A royal fortress once stood Environs
p Vigo
(9:30am–7pm in winter). &
Lérez
Puente
PRAZA DE
on the Monterreal promontory,
del Burgo
VALENTIN
north of the town. Sections of
* 295,000. k £ @ n Estación
SANTIAGO
Mercado
A CORUÑA
its defensive walls remain, but
Some 13 km (8 miles) north,
Santa María
la Mayor
Castillo 3, Vigo; 986 22 47 57. ( Wed
CAMBADOS CALLE DEL ARZOBISPO MALVAR C . S I E R R A Marítima de Ría, C/Cánovas del the interior has been converted by the beach at Oia, stands
A TOXA RÚA C. DE ISABEL II C. R E A L
Puente DO URCO San C. P. AMOEDO & Sun. _ Festas da Virxe do Carme into a smart parador. There are the 12th-century Cistercian
de la Barca PRAZA DE Bartolomeu superb views from here. Monasterio de Santa María.
CONCEPCIÓN PRAZA C. P A D R E S A R M I E N T O (16 Jul), Cristo de los Afligidos (3rd Sun
ARENAL PRAZA DE C. PRINCESA TEUCRO DON GONZALO DA LENA Museo C. SANTA CLARA Jul); Folk Festival (1st week Aug).
Teatro
DO
Principal
C. ALFONSO XIII
LAS CORBACEIRAS
∑ turismodevigo.org
PRAZA
AVE. DE PASEO DE COLÓN Froebel Gobierno Casa do PRAZA DE San Francisco C. COBIAN ROFFIGNA C Santa Clara Vigo is Galicia’s largest city, with
RÚA FERREIROS
ESPAÑA
Colexio
de Pontevedra
Concello
Convento
Iglesia de
Civill
CURROS
RÚA ALAMEDA
ENRÍQUES
C. DE ECHEGARAY
a vibrant fishing port and a busy
PRAZA
PRAZA DE
Ruinas do
DA
industrial centre. The Barrio
C. MICHELENA
BARCELOS
PRAZA DE
TOUROS
C. DE RIESTRA C. DE LA OLIVA
Diputación Santo Domingo PEREGRINA C. DE BENITO CORBAL de Berbes is an old quarter of
Sanatorio
Provincial Jardines Dominguez cobbled alleyways and superb
AV
de Colon tapas bars. On the Praza de
Godomar C. DE LA PEREGRINA
R U A L O S PALAMIO S RUA R. DE CASTRO RUA I GLESIAS VILARELLE DE V IGO PORTUGAL statue. In the surrounding area
San PRAZA DE C. DE SAGASTA OURENSE España, the striking modern face
SAN XOSE
Roque Palacio de PRAZA MADRID of Vigo can be admired in the
RUA SAN ROQUE E. REINA VICTORIA EUGENIA Justicia GALICIA C. A. MELLADO form of Juan José Oliveira’s horses
DE
there are up to 1700 hórreos and
AVE NIDA
30 cruceiros, as well as numerous
AVENIDA A. GARCIA SANCHEZ
VIGO
dolmens and the remnants of
CANGAS
Celtic settlements (see p61). The Cistercian Monasterio de Santa María de Oia, near A Guarda
For hotels and restaurants see p204 and pp216–17
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