Casas de Vixide

Casas de Vixide is a neighborhood in Marín, Pontevedra, Galicia. Casas de Vixide is situated nearby to the hamlet Os Liñares, as well as near O Freixeiro.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of Placeres Church and Botanical Garden of Lourizán.

Our Lady of Placeres Church

Church

Photo: Juan Mejuto, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Our Lady of Placeres Church is a Catholic church in the civil parish of Lourizán, municipality of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. The church was built at the end of the 19th century in neo-Gothic style over a previous chapel at the end of the harbour bar.

Botanical Garden of Lourizán

Garden

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The Botanical Garden of Lourizán is an arboretum located in the 54 hectares grounds of the Pazo de Lourizán in the municipality of Pontevedra, Spain. With more than 850 catalogued species it is one of the largest collections in the country, and the most important botanical garden in Galicia.

Pazo de Lourizán

Manor estate

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The Palace of Lourizán is a pazo with a park that houses a botanical garden. The 54 hectares estate is located in Herbalonga, in the civil parish of Lourizán, in Pontevedra, Spain.