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• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• San Juan Monastery. Poio.

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  … Plaza del Convento 2. 36995. Poio de Arriba. Poio. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 986778405 | Founded by San Fructuoso in the 7th century, during the Middle Ages it accumulated feudal power over this part of the Pontevedra Ría. The Benedictine monks abandoned the monastery in 1835, because of the S…

• Monastery of San Salvador de Lérez. Pontevedra.

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  … 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…

• Monastery of Santa María in Armenteira. Meis.

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  … 36192. Armenteira (Santa María P.). Meis. Pontevedra. (Galicia) E-mail: info@monasteriodearmenteira.org. www.monasteriodearmenteira.org. This monastery belongs to the Cistercian order and was founded by the knight Ero de Armenteira in 1168. It has a square cloister, a kitchen, and a tower, all in th…

• Soutomaior Castle. Soutomaior.

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  … Castillo de Soutomaior, s/n. 36691. Soutomaior. Pontevedra. (Galicia) http://www.soutomaior.com/. Strategically located in the valley of the Verdugo river, just a few kilometres from the city of Pontevedra, this is an extremely well preserved example of military and palatial architectural. It was fo…

• Nosa Señora da Guía Shrine. Vigo.

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  … Calle Doctor Corbal s/n. 36207. Vigo. Pontevedra. (Galicia) www.turismodevigo.org. The shrine dedicated to Nosa Señora da Guía started out as a project by architect Manuel Gómez Román in 1952, although it was not a new idea to build it at the top of Guía Mountain. The shrine is inspired by the Baroq…

• O Cuadrante mansion, Valle-Inclán house-museum. Vilanova de Arousa.

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  … Rúa Luces de Bohemia, s/n. 36620. Vilanova de Arousa. Pontevedra. (Galicia) E-mail: museos@vilanovadearousa.com. http://www.museocuadrante.com/. The man of letters Ramón María del Valle-Inclán was born in this ancestral house on 28 October 1866. It has recently been fitted out as a house-museum dedi…

• Church of Santa María. Vigo.

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  … Calle de la Palma, 6. 36202. Vigo. Pontevedra. (Galicia) E-mail: turismodevigo@vigo.org . www.turismodevigo.org. The church of Santa María in Vigo's old town is the city's most popular place of worship and is known as 'La Colegiata'. It is dedicated to the image of Cristo de la Victoria. It dates ba…

• Monastery of Santa María. Melón.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Rúa Calvo Sotelo, nº 1. 32410. Melón. Ourense. (Galicia) http://www.concellodemelon.org/. The old Cistercian monastery of Melón contains in its church one of the largest and most imposing sanctuaries in Galician monastic architecture. It was founded by monks from the French abbey of Claraval in 1142…

• Convent of Santo Domingo. Tui.

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  … Travesía de Santo Domingo, s/n. 36700. Tui. Pontevedra. (Galicia) E-mail: turismo@concellotui.org. http://concellotui.org/php/. This is a model example of the type of religious constructions built by the mendicant orders –in this case the Franciscan friars– in cities and towns in Galicia. Founded in…

• Tui Cathedral. Tui.

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  … Plaza de San Fernando s/n. 36700. Tui. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 986600511 | www.concellotui.org. The construction of the cathedral began in 1120, but it was not consecrated until 1225 under the reign of Alfonso IX. It looks like a fortress because of its crenellated towers. Its structure is c…

• Santa María la Nueva Church. Noia.

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  … Calle Escultor Ferreiro s/n. 15200. Noia. A Coruña. (Galicia) www.noia.es. It is one of the most representative Gothic churches.Built in 1327 on the site of an old Romanesque church.The church has a single nave with flat plan sanctuary and thick walls.During the XVIII century a sacristy was added al…

• Church of San Ginés de Francelos. Ribadavia.

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  … Calle San Lázaro s/n. 32418. Francelos. Ribadavia. Ourense. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 988471275 | E-mail: turismo@ribadavia.es. www.ribadavia.travel. Pre-Romanesque church near the town of Ribadavia built in the late 8th or early 9th century. Its dimensions are small and it has a rectangular floor plan. O…

• Santo Domingo Convent. Ribadavia.

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  … Calle Virgen del Portal. 32400. Ribadavia. Ourense. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 988471275 | E-mail: turismo@ribadavia.es. www.ribadavia.travel. Built in the 13th century, in the Gothic style. The site is made up of the convent and the church. The foundation of the convent is linked to the apostolate of San …

• Monastery of San Clodio. Leiro.

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  … C/ San Clodio, s/n. 32420. San Clodio. Leiro. Ourense. (Galicia) E-mail: reservas@monasteriodesanclodio.com. http://www.monasteriodesanclodio.com/ES/hotel.html. The monastery of San Clodio was formerly the centre of government of the wine producing region of El Ribeiro. This harmonious architectural…