Pontevedra Museum
The Pontevedra Museum is a museum in the Galician city of Pontevedra in Spain. It was founded by the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra on 30 December 1927 and has six buildings for its exhibitions.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: juantiagues, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: juantiagues, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Pontevedra, Spain
- Also known as: “Museo de Pontevedra” and “Museo Provincial de Pontevedra”
- Address: Pontevedra
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pazo de García Flórez and Praza da Ferrería.
Pazo de García Flórez
Public building
Photo: Cojvgpt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pazo de García Flórez is an 18th-century baroque pazo located between Sarmiento Street and Plaza de la Leña in the city of Pontevedra, Spain, in the heart of the old town.
Praza da Ferrería
Square
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Praza da Ferrería is a large square located on the edge of the old town of Pontevedra, inside the old city walls. It is the main square of the old town and has an area of about 2,000 m2. Praza da Ferrería is situated 120 metres southwest of Pontevedra Museum.
Fountain of A Ferrería
Fountain
The Fountain of A Ferrería is a fountain located in the gardens of Casto Sampedro next to the Ferrería square in the Spanish city of Pontevedra. It is a Renaissance-style granite fountain. Fountain of A Ferrería is situated 110 metres south of Pontevedra Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include O Burgo and Campolongo.
O Burgo
Suburb
Photo: Gerardo nuñez, CC BY 3.0.
O Burgo is a neighbourhood in the city of Pontevedra. It is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city and is crossed by the Portuguese Way. On its right-hand side is the A Xunqueira area with important educational and cultural facilities.
Campolongo
Quarter
Photo: Domi402, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Campolongo is a neighbourhood in the city of Pontevedra. It has a residential, administrative, educational and commercial function.
A Moureira
Quarter
Photo: juantiagues, CC BY-SA 2.0.
A Moureira is the old seafarers' and fishermen's quarter of the city of Pontevedra, where the Seamen's Guild lived, near the Lérez river, the Pontevedra ria and the Gafos river. Nowadays, it is part of the city centre.
Pontevedra Museum
- Categories: art museum, monument, archaeological museum, ethnographic museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.43221° or 42° 25′ 56″ northLongitude
-8.64326° or 8° 38′ 36″ westElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
8CJHC9J4+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 192557679OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
10295341Wikidata ID
Q9046913
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Pontevedra Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “musée de Pontevedra”
- French: “Musée de Pontevedra”
- Galician: “Museo de Pontevedra”
- Galician: “Museo Provincial de Pontevedra”
- German: “Museo de Pontevedra”
- German: “Museum von Pontevedra”
- Italian: “Museo di Pontevedra”
- Portuguese: “Museu de Pontevedra”
- Spanish: “Museo de Pontevedra”
- Spanish: “Museo Provincial de Pontevedra”
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