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• Santa María la Mayor Basilica. Pontevedra.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida de Santa María 24. 36002. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 986866185 | www.riasbaixas.depo.es. The basilica of Santa Maria la Mayor is one of the jewels in the crown of Galician Gothic architecture. It is a clear example of Spanish Elizabethan Gothic architecture. Built in the sixteenth centu…

• Ruins of the Santo Domingo Monastery. Pontevedra.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de Montero Ríos s/n. 36001. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 886201301 | E-mail: secretaria.museo@depo.es. www.museo.depontevedra.es. The convent, founded in 1281, belonged to the Dominican order. It is built in Gothic style. Of the church, only the sanctuary with five polygonal chapels is pres…

• Church of La Peregrina. Pontevedra.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Peregrina, s/n. 36003. Pontevedra. (Galicia) www.riasbaixas.depo.es. This church's dedication to the cult of the Virgin, as well as its unusual design in the shape of a scallop shell, indicate that it was intended for use by pilgrims on the road to Santiago. It is located beside the Goth…

• Monastery of San Salvador de Lérez. Pontevedra.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Periferia del caserío de Piolla. 36156. Pontevedra. (Galicia) www.riasbaixas.depo.es. Located very close to the city of Pontevedra, this old Benedictine monastery, whose existence has been recorded since the 9th century, contains various interesting neoclassical and Baroque elements. The monastery c…

• San Francisco Church. Pontevedra.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Jardines de Castro San Pedro s/n. 36002. Pontevedra. (Galicia) www.riasbaixas.depo.es. Built between the 14th and 15th centuries, it forms part of the mendicant type of church in Galicia. It is Gothic in style and has a Latin cross plan, with a single nave, transept, wooden roof and sanctuary with t…