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Pontevedra

Pontevedra was a stop and a walk around town.  The town is famous for its bridges, but I don't remember noticing them, nor did I take any photos.


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The Round Church

Pontevedra was one of those places in Portugal that I vaguely remember.  Someone must have mentioned that this round church was old and important.  I think mostly because it was round.  And notice the river pattern in the walkway in front of the church.   So I just read in Wikipedia  that this is called the Pilgram's Chapel, and is on the Way of St James--to Santiago.  

​Also, get this, Christopher Columbus's ship the Santa Maria was built in Pontevedra!

​Current unemployment in Portugal is slightly over 20%, and for 18-27 year olds it is 54%!  

The Old Market

It's funny.  I didn't know where I was until I got home and looked it up! 

​I was just walking all around this town.  It was safe and quiet.  It wasn't like Italy where I kept getting lost!  And it was lunch time, so about 2 in the afternoon.  There was music that just started spontaneously, and I found some other tour folks and sat down at their table--perfectly OK, in fact probably anti-social by Portuguese ad Spanish custom not to-- and we had a table full of Tapas.  So good!
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