Pontevedra

The city skyline

Flag

coat of arms

Pontevedra (Spanish: [ponteˈβeðɾa]) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the Comarca (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rias Baixas in Galicia.^[1] As of 2014, the population was 82,946.

Pontevedra Media

Teucer statue on San José square
Fiel Contraste, escultura de Ramón Conde situada trala casa consistorial de Pontevedra. Foi instalada o 30 de abril de 2010.
Pontevedra in 1669 in an illustration by Pier Maria Baldi
19th century map of the city (1856), by Francisco Coello de Portugal y Quesada
Pontevedra in 1908, by Enrique Campo
Partial view of the city from the A Caeira area
Praza da Leña, the old firewood marketplace, in the old town
Burgo Bridge was built in the 12th century near the former site of a Roman bridge, the "old bridge" that gave the city its name.
Ria of Pontevedra, Congress Hall and Tirantes Bridge
Pontevedra seafront promenade

Concello de Pontevedra Archived 2021-04-17 at the Wayback Machine - Official site of the local government (in Galician and Spanish, with summarised versions in English and French)
Turismo en Pontevedra Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine - Official site of the Pontevedra tourist board, maintained by the local government (in Galician, English, Spanish and French)
Galicia: cities to live, cities to enjoy (PDF; 13,7 MB)
Rias Baixas

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