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Galicia
Located in the
northwest of
Spain,Galicia is the
Finisterrae of the
Romans. Its climate
is typically
Atlantic, with
smooth winters and
fresh summers. Due
to this climate
Galicia is located
in so called “green
Spain”.
Fishing
Economic activity
Industry
Agriculture
Tourism
Building construction
History
PreRoman Galicia was populated by Celts, which
lived in castros like the Santa Tecla one.
Gaicia is divided in 4 provinces
Vigo
A Coruña: 2000 years of History
ambraced by the ocean
Santiago de Compostela, the end of the way
Located in the province of A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela
(the capital of Galicia) is the destination of one of the most
important pilgrimage routes in the cristianity.
LUGO: the city of the roman wall
Cathedral and Roman wall of Lugo
OURENSE: Gold, rivers
and thermal waters
Ourense is the capital of the province of the same name. It is the
third Galician city in population, after Vigo and Coruña, and it is
placed in the south-east. Baptized by the Romans as " the city of
the gold " (Auriense) for its enormous abundance of this metal, it
was an important city of the Roman province of Hispania until
reserves of the golden metalt became exhausted.
Thermal sprigs called The Miño and his Roman Bridge (still in use)
As burgas
Pontevedra is a
Pontevedra is a provincial capital, judicial centre,
seat of a comarca, and a municipality. It is
composed of the city of Pontevedra and of fifteen
rural parishes with a total population of 80,001 (as
of June 2005), which provides a high density of
635/km². About two-thirds of the population live
in the city, and one-third in the rural parishes
city in northwestern
Iberian Peninsula, the
capital of the province of
Pontevedra in Galicia,
Spain.
Like much of the western coast of Galicia, Pontevedra has a
temperate, rainy climate, but with peculiarities stemming from
its location surrounded by mountains and the ría. Temperatures
are pleasant for most of the year (mild winters and summers)
with a median yearly temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a
spread of about 10 degrees
And finaly.....VIGO (our town)
Located in the province of Pontevedra, Vigo is the biggest city
in Spain that is not a capital of province. His population is
around 300.000 habitants
Image of the America Square, where is located our school (arrow)
Vigo, sea and cars
Vigo has an important fishery and automotive
industries. Fishing port of Vigo is one of the most
important harbors in Spain
Image of the Bridge of Rande, crossing the Ria of Vigo
Vigo, so much
to see, so much
to do, so much
to know...