Correos continues to travel through the Spanish geography through stamps, making a stop in this case, in the province of Pontevedra.
The stamp has as main motif, a beautiful image of the Cathedral of Tui, with its monumental cloister as protagonist. This cloister has the particularity of being the oldest in the Galician community. Its origin dates back to the first half of the thirteenth century, highlighting its layout following the Cistercian influence.
The province of Pontevedra gathers in a few kilometers both mountains and coast, the Rías Baixas, where you can find places of great beauty such as the National Park of the Atlantic Islands.
Special mention should be made of its Romanesque traces, the typical pazos or the megalithic monuments that can be found in Marín or the petroglyphs in Vilaboa and Popio.
The province of Pontevedra boasts wonderful beaches such as those of La Guardia, Sanxenxo, Cambados or Illa de Arousa.
In this tour of Pontevedra, we must not forget such deep-rooted traditions as A Rapa das bestas de Sabucedo, the Viking Pilgrimage of Catoira, the Corpus Christi of Ponteaeras or the Albariño Wine Festival of Cambados and the Arribada de la Carabela Pinta of Baiona, declared of Tourist Interest.
Galicia is a land of good delicacies, and Pontevedra is one of its greatest exponents with its seafood and Albariño wine, known throughout the world. The oysters from Arcade or the clams from Carril are some of the most desired products on tables all over Spain and even abroad.
In Vigo, the Llanderas cake, a dessert created by a local pastry chef in the 1950s, adds a sweet touch.
Pontevedra is impossible to summarize in a few words, islands and beaches, small villages, magical waterfalls, vineyards, ancient monasteries, castles and manors with a lot of history make this province an impressive collage.
