A near-perfect day in Pontevedra
**10:00 a.m.- Have breakfast at the Carabela **, one of those traditional cafes with white-shirted waiters and wooden and marble bars. From the stained glass windows or in its historic terrace in the Plaza de la Herrería In a few minutes, one manages to get into the atmosphere of the city, with its mixture of provincial bourgeoisie and irredentist young students of Fine Arts.
10:30 a.m.- Leave the old area for a moment to approach the convent of Santa Clara. Beyond its church, the interior cannot be visited because it is still inhabited by cloistered nuns, but a look at its gargoyles mix of mythological animals and sexual acts executed with enviable agility . It is also the place to attend the old tradition of wearing a dozen eggs to Santa Clara to make the sun shine on your wedding day and live, albeit tangentially, that experience so from another era and a little magical that is using a wood lathe to communicate with a lady who has probably not been out for fifty years to the outside world.
11:00 a.m.- Passing through the convent of San Francisco and the chapel of La Peregrina, visit the ruins of Santo Domingo , next to the Alameda, an old medieval convent that has no roof, only beautiful Gothic arches and tombstones of unknown knights and ladies wasting splendor in the ruin of the one we like so much.
To start the day: breakfast in the Plaza de la Herrería
Ruins of Santo Domingo, next to the Alameda Pontevedra
12:00 p.m. Route through the streets and squares of the old town without a fixed course , but with obligatory stops in the Plaza del Teucro, the five streets, Plaza de Mugartegui ... It is time to rekindle the knowledge of heraldry and genealogy trained with Game of Thrones, because the facades of numerous mansions display noble coats of arms and coats of arms. The casino , however, displays Masonic symbols; Different time, similar purposes.
1:30 p.m.- time for vermouth , if possible enjoying the movement of terraces and arcades in one of the bars of the Vegetable Square . Other incombustible aperitif wines are also Navarre and the legendary tortilla Jaqueyvi .
Without the pre-comilona wine in La Navarra, you cannot live
2:30 p.m.- At lunchtime it is highly recommended to go to the star-studded houses ** Casa Solla or Pepe Vieira , in Poio,** to see in situ how they are given that much-touted way of combining avant-garde and tradition (we anticipate the answer: they it works very well for them).
5:00 p.m.- The visit to museum of Pontevedra It is essential and very handy in case of rain: archaeological treasures, 19th century halls like dollhouses and a highlight that will delight children in the form of reproduction of the Méndez Núñez cabin on the frigate Numancia , with a feeling of seasickness included. Also on its balustrade are the best views of the Firewood Square.
The restaurant of Poio de Pepe Solla
Pepe Vieira Restaurant
7:30 p.m.- The field of Santa María la Mayor , where to bring out three facts to show off: you have to look at the saint with glasses, at the heresy in the presentation of the trinity -with the dove upside down and Jesus to the left of the father- and the head identified with Christopher Columbus (and the subsequent theory that Columbus could have been born in Pontevedra, yes, too). Next to Santa María is the now almost unidentifiable ancient Jewish cementary , and two steps away, on the way to the next stop, you should pay attention to the nearby nineteenth-century building of the tourist board which was the setting for the series Los joys y las sombras (because in Spanish fiction there has been something more than Cuéntame).
9:00 p.m.- For dinner, El Pitillo never disappoints. It is one of those always crowded battle sites where everything that is ordered is very good, and the perfect place to not make a mistake ordering the Galician tapas classics: octopus, baby squid, omelette, zorza, Padrón peppers, xoubas and endless etc. Once there, the nightclubs are everywhere to continue the night until the time you want, without the need for any guide or recommendation.