Pontevedra walking tour<\/b>:<\/p>\n
In the heart of the R\u00edas Baixas<\/strong>, the city of Pontevedra was born in Roman times on the banks of the river L\u00e9rez, but reached its splendour at the beginning of the Renaissance with the discovery of America, as Pontevedra played an important role. Its rich history is reflected in an important artistic heritage that deserves to be discovered.<\/p>\n During the tour, we will visit the\u00a0monument to the heroes of Pontesampaio<\/strong>, which recalls the Napoleonic wars, the archaeological ruins of San Domingos ,\u00a0the church of La Peregrina<\/strong>\u00a0and its curious shell shape, an obligatory passage for pilgrims making the Portuguese route to Santiago de Compostela.<\/p>\n The square of A Ferreir\u00eda with its typical arcaded buildings where we find the\u00a0church of San Francisco<\/strong>\u00a0and its imposing rose window of 5m in diameter, the charming square of A Le\u00f1a, the church of San Bartolom\u00e9, where the\u00a0patron saint of the city<\/strong>, the Virgin of the O (representation of the pregnant Virgin) is venerated the square of A Verdura with its lively terraces, the Convent of the Apparitions where Sister Lucia, one of the three shepherds of Fatima, lived; the spectacular\u00a0Santa Mar\u00eda la Mayor Church (the most beautiful Renaissance constructions from Galicia.<\/strong>\u00a0The harmonious square of O Teucro will make this visit an unforgettable memory.<\/p>\n A tour of Pontevedra accompanied by our\u00a0official licensed tour guides<\/strong>\u00a0with anecdotes, history and artistic descriptions will enrich this delightful walk<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pontevedra walking tour: In the heart of the R\u00edas Baixas, the city of Pontevedra was born in Roman times on the banks of the river L\u00e9rez, but reached its splendour at the beginning of the Renaissance with the discovery of America, as Pontevedra played an important role. Its rich history is reflected in an important artistic heritage that deserves to be discovered. During the tour, we will visit the\u00a0monument to the heroes of Pontesampaio, which recalls the Napoleonic wars, the archaeological ruins of San Domingos ,\u00a0the church of La Peregrina\u00a0and its curious shell shape, an obligatory passage for pilgrims making […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,115,89,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-visitas-de-media-jornada","category-guias-oficiales-de-galicia","category-visitas-y-excursiones","category-visitas-a-pontevedra"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t