Resorts and cities in Galicia region

Pontevedra, or Ponte Vedra, is a city with a rich history - in this historic and beautiful scenery offered by the Rias Bajas. This destination is becoming increasingly popular, attracting tourists with its cultural value.


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A Coruna

A Coruna

La Coruña in Spanish, or A Coruña in Galician language, this is the second largest city in Galicia, according to Vigo, and the former capital of the province until 1982. La Coruña is a major international port, a garrison town and a fishing center, with large canning factories. Old Town - Ciudad Vieja, consisting of a collection of streets, squares and medieval churches, still keeps close ties to the old port. Here is the Tower of Hercules, a symbol of the city of La Coruña. Aquarium Finisterrae, Domus - Casa del Hombre and the Science Museum are just some of the attractions that the city is modern.


Pontevedra Area

Pontevedra Area

Pontevedra, or Ponte Vedra, is a city with a rich history - in this historic and beautiful scenery offered by the Rias Bajas. This destination is becoming increasingly popular, attracting tourists with its cultural value. Aristocratic old town, preserved until today Pontevedra Roman walls encircled the city at a time when the Romans called it Veteris Pontis - Old Bridge. On it was a busy port merchants, fishermen and sailors. In the eighteenth century Lérez River Delta was covered by silt and trade moved to the city of Vigo. Pontevedra has many places of extraordinary beauty, with views over the estuary lookout.



Sanxenxo

Sanxenxo

No-one questions the fact that Sanxenxo holds the honorary title of tourism capital of the Rías Baixas. Almost joined to Portonovo, both have a young, happening atmosphere of beaches and bar-hopping. Sanxenxo is one of Galicia's tourism capitals. Its population increases in summer and the large-scale urban development means everything is modern. Before the tourist boom, it was nothing more than a small fishing village, but the constant arrival of outsiders transformed its appearance totally, as people were drawn by the magnets of its beach and bustling nightlife.


O Grove

O Grove

In O Grove you have several possibilities of knowing the form of current and traditional life of its inhabitants, always in relation with the sea. On old maps, O Grove was an island. Today, it is joined to the mainland thanks to the south-westerly winds, which have slowly gathered sand to form the isthmus of the beach of A Lanzada.O Grove is situated on the mouth of the Arousa estuary. The sight of its many-coloured boats forms an unforgettable image. As well as shellfish gathering and shallow-water fishing, the population lives from the farming of mussels, oysters and scallops on wooden platforms out in the water.


Baiona

Baiona

Baiona is a town in Galicia, Spain, in the province of Pontevedra. Baiona is a tourist town with a medieval historical center situated on the exit of Vigo Bay. Its population of 11,000 rises to 45,000 during the summer, if one includes tourists. Other than tourism major economic activities revolve around fishing.


Portonovo

Portonovo

Porto Novo, Benin republic's capital, is located in the lagoon of the same name, 13 km from the mouth of the river Oueme in the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Benin) and about 30 km from Cotonou, the largest city in the country.


Ferrol

Ferrol

Ferrol (Galician pronunciation: is a town in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, located on the Atlantic coast in northwestern Spain. According to the 2014 census, the city has a population of 70,389 making it the fifth largest settlement in Galicia.


Santiago De Compostella

Santiago De Compostella

Santiago de Compostela is located about 35 km from the Atlantic coast and 74 km south of the city of La Coruña, and is the terminus of the famous medieval pilgrimage route Camino de Santiago - Way of Jacob. It is the historical capital of the Spanish province of Galicia, and the name represents the name of the Spanish town of St. James the Apostle. Santiago de Compostela name was taken from the holy city was considered as the resting place of the apostles of the elder brother of Saint John the Apostle. Traditionally the name "Compostela" says its origin from the Latin word "campus stellae" meaning "fields of stars" and leading on to translate the whole name "Santiago de Compostela" by St.


Lugo

Lugo

Lugo is the capital of the province of Lugo, the Autonomous Community of Galicia in north-west Spain. An important industrial city of Galicia, a green city that some of the most northwestern part of Spain. Lugo is the only city in Europe, completely surrounded by walls of a Roman city intact. The walls reach a height of 10-15 feet along a circuit of 2117 m, with 71 towers and 10 gates. The ten gates of this wall gives access to the historic Lugo, an urban area with pedestrian streets and buildings of stone sober. These high walls in the third century are protected by UNESCO World Cultural Heritage entering.


Orense

Orense

The Galician language, or Orense in Spanish, is a city in northwestern Spain, located on the banks of the river Minho (Miño). In this city the river is crossed by the bridge Ponte Vella, whose Roman foundations. Orense is divided into three areas: the old center with narrow streets and small squares, formed in the nineteenth century and modern urban development area of ​​the city. Unlike other towns in Galicia, Ourense su combines medieval and modern aspects. The most important monument is the cathedral built in 572 and rebuilt in the thirteenth century.


Vigo

Vigo

Vigo is the largest city in Galicia in northwestern Spain and also the largest fishing port in Europe. There is also the University of Vigo, originally a subsidiary of Santiago University, situated on a hill outside the city. The modern city with boulevards and parks are located on the east side of the hill, and north-west, between hills and sea, is the historical center of Vigo, with very narrow and steep streets. Vigo is located in the western part of the Ria de Vigo bay that penetrates about 30 km inland, the landscape of this being its main attraction.