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Pontevedra

Pontevedra is an inviting, small riverside city that combines history, culture and style into a lively base for exploring the Rías Baixas. The interlocking lanes and plazas of the compact Old Town are abuzz with shops, markets, cafes and tapas bars.

View down a street in the old town of Pontevedra, Spain, with the towers of the Santuario da Virxe Peregrina in the background.

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