Meaño is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Salnés. Situated in the Rías Baixas, a local specialty of the region is its Albariño wine.
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Sanxenxo is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra.
It is situated in the southern part of the O Salnés region 15 kilometres west of the city of Pontevedra and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, and the estuaries of Pontevedra and Arousa. The municipality has a population of 17,347 inhabitants.
A popular tourism destination, Sanxenxo is a favorite resort for Spanish public figures such as Mariano Rajoy and Amancio Ortega.
The Volvo Ocean Race was held in the town in 2005-2006. The race organisation and the competing teams chose Sanxenxo as their base in Spain. An In Port race took place in Sanxenxo on November 5. It gave spectators a chance to see the race boats at close quarters.
The 2013 edition of the Tour of Spain was held in the Rias Baixas, Galicia, between August 24 to September 14. Sanxenxo was the goal in the first stage of La Vuelta 2013 that began in Vilanova de Arousa in a Batea, a wooden platform out in the water used for farming of mussels, oysters and scallops.
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The Silgar beach is a Galician beach located on the urban coastline of the municipality of Sanxenxo in the province of Pontevedra, Spain. It is 750 metres long and is bordered from end to end by the eponymous promenade.
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The Areas Beach is a Galician beach belonging to the municipality of Sanxenxo in the province of Pontevedra, Spain. It is 700 metres long and is located in the ria de Pontevedra, 15 km from Pontevedra.
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Portonovo is a fishing village and tourist center within the municipality of Sanxenxo. It belongs to the parish of Adina. Situated in the Ria de Pontevedra, its climate is cold and rainy in winter and warm and sunny in summer. Tourism is the main economic engine of the town, and the temporary population in the summer months increases considerably. Three beaches are found along the coast for the town: Portonovo Beach, Caneliñas and Canelas.
Portonovo also thrives economically on the nightlife in the summer and holiday periods. The village has many local pubs, cafés and nightclubs.
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The Tambo Island is an island in the middle of the Pontevedra bay, in Spain. It belongs to the municipality of Poio, from which it is separated by a 1.1 km long but shallow channel. Its surface area is 0.28 km2, with a maximum height of 80 m, although its entire central part is over 50 metres high. Its perimeter reaches 4 km.
Landmarks
The Pazo de los Zárate and the baroque Pazo de Lis, alongside churches like San Miguel de Lores and Santa María de Simes, are civil and religious architecture present in the region
Local Festivities
San Amaro in January and Santa Eulalia in December and, hosting the Encontro Albariño de Autor festival in July.
See also
List of municipalities in Pontevedra