Alameda de Pontevedra

The Alameda del arquitecto Sesmero, popularly known as la Alameda by the Pontevedrians, is an urban park located in the city centre of Pontevedra in Spain.

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Type: Park
Description: urban park in Pontevedra, Spain
Also known as: “Alameda do Arquitecto Sesmero” and “Alameda of Pontevedra”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palacio de la Diputación de Pontevedra and Pontevedra Normal School Building.

Palacio de la Diputación de Pontevedra

Public building

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The Palace of the Deputation of Pontevedra, in Pontevedra, Spain, is the seat of the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra, the provincial government of the province of Pontevedra. It is located between the Alameda de Pontevedra and the Palm Trees Park.

Pontevedra Normal School Building

Government office

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The building of the former Pontevedra Normal School of Pontevedra, in Pontevedra, Spain, is an eclectic building from the end of the 19th century that was the headquarters of the teacher training college of this Galician city. Pontevedra Normal School Building is situated 110 metres south of Alameda de Pontevedra.

Ruins of San Domingos

Church

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The ruins of San Domingos was a convent located in Pontevedra, Galicia. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1895. Ruins of San Domingos is situated 140 metres east of Alameda de Pontevedra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include A Moureira and Ensanche de Pontevedra.

A Moureira

Suburb

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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.

Ensanche de Pontevedra

Suburb

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The Ensanche of Pontevedra is the neighbourhood that forms the centre of the Spanish city of Pontevedra, made up of several successive extensions to the city outside the old town.