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• Santa María Monastery in Oia. Oia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera C-550, de Vigo a Bayona. 36794. Arrabal. Oia. Pontevedra. (Galicia) www.monasteriodeoia.com. Building on the Cistercian monastery began along the coast of the Baixo Miño, next to the fishing port of Oia in 1185, with the last of the building work taking place in the eighteenth century on t…

• Santa Tecla Hill Settlement. Guarda, A.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 36780. Guarda, A. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 986610283 | www.aguarda.es. The settlers of Monte de Santa Tecla established the hill fort culture, of which there are still important remains. It was discovered in 1913, when a road was opened. Circular buildings predominate, although there are also…

• Tui Cathedral. Tui.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Convent of Santo Domingo. Tui.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Galicia Marine Museum. Vigo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Atlántida 160. 36208. Vigo. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 986247748 | E-mail: mdom@museodomar.com. www.museodomar.com. The valuable heritage of the sea. The Galicia Sea Museum is right on the shore of the Vigo estuary, in a place known as Punta de Muiño. This is an urban complex, made up o…

• Quiñones de León Municipal Park. Vigo.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Parque de Castrelos s/n. 36213. Vigo. Pontevedra. (Galicia) E-mail: museocastrelos@vigo.org. http://www.turgalicia.es. The garden is the result of remodelling carried out in the final third of the 19th century by the Duke of Alcedo. He was married to an English woman, surely behind the British feel …

• "Quiñones de León" Municipal Museum, Vigo. Vigo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Parque de Castrelos s/n. 36213. Vigo. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 986239372 | E-mail: museocastrelos@vigo.org. www.museodevigo.org/. A tour of Galician art and a pazo (Galician country manor). Located in the 17th-century Castrelos pazo, the museum is surrounded by beautiful gardens with 18th-cen…

• Marco. Vigo Museum of Contemporary Art. Vigo.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Rua Príncipe 54. 36202. Vigo. Pontevedra. (Galicia) Fax.: +34 986113901 | E-mail: info@marcovigo.com. www.marcovigo.com. Dynamic, participatory art. The main objective of this art centre is to promote contemporary cultural movements and ideas. The collections at this museum, located in the centre of…

• Church of Santa María. Vigo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Nosa Señora da Guía Shrine. Vigo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• La Guía Municipal park. Vigo.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Avda. Doña Fermina s/n. 36216 Teis. Vigo. Pontevedra. (Galicia) http://www.turgalicia.es. Vigo is a city with a host of city parks and green areas. One of these gardens is the Guía Municipal Park, with its privileged views out to the estuary. With the Nosa Señora da Guía Shrine at its highest point,…

• Soutomaior Castle. Soutomaior.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…