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w A Guarda
Pontevedra. * 10,100. @ n Praza
do Reloxo 1, 986 61 45 46. ( Sat.
_ Virgen del Carmen (16 Jul), Monte
de Santa Tecla (2nd week Aug).
∑ aguarda.es
The little fishing port of A Guarda
(La Guardia) is famous for
seafood and is particularly well-
known for its lobsters.
On the slopes of Monte de
Santa Tecla are the remains of
a Celtic settlement of some 100
round stone dwellings dated
around 600–200 BC. The Museo
de Monte de Santa Tecla sits
Cannons on the battlements of Monterreal fortress, Baiona on a nearby hilltop.
0 Vigo can find some of the finest tapas. Environs
The Mercado de la Piedra, better About 10 km (6 miles) north,
Pontevedra. * 293,000. ~ £ @ known by its Galician name the tiny Baroque Monasterio
n Cánovas del Castillo 3, 986 22 47 Mercado de A Pedra, is located de Santa María stands by the
57. ( Wed, Sun. _ Cristo de los near the port and sells reason- beach at Oia. Semi-wild horses
Afligidos (3rd weekend in Jul), ably priced fish and shellfish. roam the surrounding hills and,
Cristo de la Victoria (1st week in Aug).
∑ turismodevigo.org in May and June, are rounded
up for branding in a series of
Galicia’s largest town is also the q Baiona day-long fiestas (see p102).
biggest fishing port in Spain. It is Pontevedra. * 12,100. @ n Paseo
situated in an attractive setting Ribeira, 986 68 70 67. ( Mon in E Museo de Monte de
near the mouth of a deep ría Sabaris (nearby). _ Santa Liberata (20 Santa Tecla
spanned by a high suspension Jul), Virgen de la Anunciada (2nd Sun A Guarda. Tel 690 017 038. Open Tue–
bridge, and is surrounded by in Aug). ∑ turismodebaiona.com Sun. Closed Jan. & 8 on request.
wooded hills. Vigo is not noted
for its old buildings The Pinta, one of the caravels
but does have from the fleet of Christopher
striking modern Columbus, arrived at this small
sculptures such as port on 1 March 1493, bringing
Juan José Oliveira’s the first news of the discovery
horses statue in the of the New World. Today Baiona
Praza de España. (Bayona), which is sited on a broad
The oldest part of the bay, is a popular summer resort,
town, Barrio del Berbes, its harbour a mix of pleasure
is near the port and and fishing boats. The 12th-
used to be the to 17th-century Iglesia Antigua
sailors’ quarter. Its Colegiata de Santa María is Circular foundations of Celtic dwellings at
cobbled alleys Romanesque with Cistercian A Guarda
are full of bars influences. Symbols on the
and cafés arches indicate the local guilds
where you that helped build the church. e Tui
A royal fortress once stood on Pontevedra. * 17,000. £ @ n
Monterreal promontory, to the Praza de San Fernando, 677 418 405.
north of town. Sections of its ( Thu. _ San Telmo (first weekend
defensive walls remain, but the after Easter).
interior has been converted into
a smart parador (see p562). A Spain’s main frontier town with
walk around the battlements Portugal, Tui (Tuy) stands on a
offers superb views of the coast. hillside above the Río Miño. Its
On the coast a short dis tance graceful old streets curve up
to the south is a huge granite to an old quar ter and the
and porcelain statue of the 12th-century hilltop cathedral.
Virgen de la Roca sculpted by The two countries were often
Bronze sculpture by Oliveira in Vigo’s Antonio Palacios in 1930. Visitors at war during the Middle Ages,
Praza de España can climb up inside the statue. and as a result the church is
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p562 and pp582–3

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