Pontevedra

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Pontevedra

Postby Manchesteral » Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:08 pm

Anyone been to Pontevedra ?

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby katy » Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:21 pm

Are you kidding. most of our members never venture past Torre del Mar. Even Málaga is an adventure :lol:

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby Nimrod » Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:14 pm

I had to google it
Not sure you can get double egg bacon and chips there?

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby biribiri » Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:19 am

I have never been to Torre del Mar. Am I missing owt??? :think:

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby Manchesteral » Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:31 am

I've been invited next April to visit Pontevedra by a colleague/business aquiantence to an oyster fair, free ride, it's one of his tax breaks to invite customers along with him, I'm just trying to get a feel for the place, we would be there four days.

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby costakid » Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:07 pm

We have been. Beautiful part of the country. While you are in the area go to Santiago.

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby katy » Sat Nov 01, 2014 12:14 pm

I have been but it was decades ago, can't remember much except that the general area was nice. May as well go for it if it's a freebie :D

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby Ama » Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:41 pm

Pontevedra is in the Rias Baixas area of Galicia. You will find plenty to do in the area, a morning or afternoon in Pontevedra, visiting this historic city. As someone else suggests you should visit Santiago, just an hour from Pontevedra. Combarro and La Toja villages are within half an hour. If you enjoy walking and have good weather (weather in Galicia is very similar to UK), you can take a boat from Vigo to Rodas Island. At some times of the year there are boats from Cangas that take you to see the mussel farms and you can enjoy mussels onboard http://goo.gl/bfH9Dc.

Galicia is very different to the Mediterranean, do not expect menus in english (except Santiago). All tourist services are aimed mainly at the spanish.

I was there last summer, and found this article interesting: http://goo.gl/8gEc9f

I wouldn't miss the trip if I were you. :thumbup:

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby Wicksey » Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:28 pm

We went earlier this year and loved it there. The beaches are glorious white sand although it will possibly be cooler and possibly stormier up there on the west coast in April, but Pontevedra itself is a nice town to visit.
Galician is the main language spoken (similar to Portuguese) and the signs will often be in both Galician and Spanish, but we found the locals very friendly and they spoke very clear Spanish unlike the Andalus accent we have around here.

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby Manchesteral » Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:07 pm

Well i've been doing some research and it looks like this is the kind of trip i'd enjoy, thanks for all the replies Al.

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby Superplonk » Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:55 am

Here's your local expert on Pontevedra: http://colindavies.blogspot.com.es/

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby oliveview01 » Fri Nov 14, 2014 5:36 pm

A lovely area- well worth the journey up there :thumbup:

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Re: Pontevedra

Postby Mike.M » Mon Dec 22, 2014 1:28 pm

Can highly recommend that part of Galicia and if you want some hassle free tourism, then Santiago de Compostela is only a short train ride away .... see route map -> http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/mediadist ... licia.html. Coruna's also a really nice chilled out city .... quite a slow pace of life there.

And the added bonus is that you're in the heartland of Albarino wine ..... if you prefer a red, then look for anything coming from the Ribiera Sacra area.

BTW, some great national parks nearby -> http://www.parquenacionalillasatlantica ... p?lang=gl#

Regards,

Mike


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