Pontevedra

 

Hello tourist if you want to visit

Pontevedra this is your blog, in this

blog  you have information about the

weather in Pontevedra , hotels, beaches,

foods, festivals and monuments of Pontevedra.

 Pontevedra is in the north of Spain.

These are the towns and the cities of Pontevedra.

The weather in Pontevedra

Months              Temperature           Rains

January                13° / 6°                      14 days

February              14 ° / 7 °                    13 days

March                    16° / 7°                      13 days

April                      18° / 9°                       10 days

May                        19° / 11°                     11 days

June                        24° / 14°                     6 days

July                         26° / 16°                     4 days

August                  25° / 16°                      4 days

September          24° / 14°                      7 days

October                20° / 11°                      10 days

November           17° / 9°                         11 days

December            14° / 7°                         13 days

Languages

In Pontevedra they speak Gallego.

English                            Gallego

hello                                  ola

how are you?                 como esta?

what’s your name        como se chama?

very good, thank’s        estou bien, graza

good morning                 bos dias

good afternoon              bos serans

good night                        boas noites

goodbye                            adeus

thank you                         moitas gracias

yes                                       si

no                                         non

please                                  por favor

Hotels

These are the best hotels in Pontevedra.

 Torre do rio 

Torre do rio is a rural hotel with a beautiful landscape and is next to the river Umia. It is situated in Caldas Dereis.

The price for one room per night  at this hotel is 99€.

Gran Talaso hotel sanxexo

This hotel has a spa, swimming pool and is one minute from the Silgar Beach. It is in Sanxexo.

The price for one room per night  at this hotel is 120€. 

 Hotel Carlos Ι Silgar

This hotel has a swimming pool, spa,Wifi and they have parking.

The price for one room per night  at this hotel is 80€.

It is situated in Sanxexo.

Eurostars Gran Hotel La Toja

This hotel  is situated in La Toja island.

This hotel has a swimming pool, spa, a fantastic breakfast and free parking.

The price for one room per night  at this hotel is 159€.

Beaches

These are the best beaches of Pontevedra.

A lanzada

This beach is more than 2 kilometres long and

is a perfect beach to do windsurf, surf, footing…

Silgar beach

This beach has a statue called “La dama de Silgar.”

 A lapa

This beach is next to the Lanzada beach.

It has a lot of rocks.

 Food 

The best part of Pontevedra is the food, it is delicious.

Fish and Meat

Pulpo a feira

Mejillones en vinagreta

Empanada Gallega

It is the best food of pontevedra, you can not leave Pontevedra without trying this dish.

Fruits and vegetables

Castañas

Drinks

Queimada 

Licor de cafe

Albariño

Dessert

Filloas

Leche frita

Festivals

Rapa das bestas

First Saturday of July.

Consists of cutting the wild horse’s mane.

Fiestas de la Coca

Takes out the figure of the Coca  that is a mitologic dragon, and then the people do a dance called “Dance of the Swords”for figth to the Coca.After this they do the popular dance of Las Penlas. All these dances takes place in the Pontevedra town of Redondela.

Festa da raia

This festival it is celebrate in April.

It is based in sea products, specialy in fish stingray very common in Pontevedra coast.

Monuments

Pazo de Ulloa in Cambados

Horreos en Combarro

Ermita Santa Maria de A Lanzada

Glorieta de Compostela – Fuente de los niños

The church of the shell La Toja

El Monumento a los Caballos

Final

I hope you like this blog and visit it again soon. With best regards, Elena.