Sunday, March 14, 2010

Video Avenue of Pontevedra

A walk along the Avenue of Pontevedra

The Avenue is the authentic green lung of the city and occupying the ancient garden of the Saint's convent On Sundays, in his environment we can see out-standing buildings of the XIXth century, sedate at present of numerous official organisms.

The Avenue takes officially the name of the architect Sesmeros. In the principal end we can see the source and monument devoted to the heroes of Pontesampaio placed in the first centenary of the battle against the French.

From here on the Hunter's Avenue begins Rivers, where there meets the Town hall, the Consellería of Education and the Country house of the Delegation his gardens of San Vicenti. It is the principal head office of the Biennial ones of Art.

The Hunter's Big Route Ríos is a cobbled boulevard, of modern reform, which begins with the already mentioned ruins of San Domingo, convent of the XIVth century of the one that only the Gothic head preserves with five chapels absidiales and a wall with rose window. It lodges some archaeological remains.

The alamada of Pontevedra is and it will be one of the principal places of meeting and walk of the pontevedreses and appointment of forced visit for which they visit this city also logically of going for a walk for the historical helmet of Pontevedra.


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