The Other Spot

Pontevedra is one of the great unknown outside of Galicia, but inside it has one of the most important medieval monumental in the region. And this they owe to the Romans who created the historical basis of what is today the city. Then, over the centuries, when it had the name of Veteri Ponte, were the nobles and the guilds that gave him the final impetus to create what is now the old town.

The old town of Pontevedra is full of historical places and a special charm as that of A Ferreira, the soul of the city, or A Vegetable where a market traditionally celebrated vegetables. We can walk through squares and carefully observe the ancient noble buildings that we will find and pazos baroque, such as Núñez Méndez Enríquez Curro in the stately square Teucer.

And, as one would expect in a city that seems to be anchored to the Middle Ages, we can breathe in these streets, this classic medieval presence smell religious mysticism that holds that the silence surrounding the church building. The Church of St. Bartholomew has an impressive Baroque facade, the seventeenth century, with towers and stately crests. Or the chapel of A Pilgrim or more outside the ruins of Santo Domingo of the thirteenth century.

All that we are building between square and square, since, for example, St. Bartholomew we encounter on the road between Plaza A Pedreira and A Wood. But if a particular church we must mention, that is St. Mary in Gothic style, the sixteenth century.

Finally, Pedreira Plaza A fresh opening to the river Lérez, at the foot of a small fishing quarter. Near him is still preserved the Plaza de Toros, or the Casino or the Lyceum Theater.