Deposit of Adro Vello
This important archaeological area, recently declared a Site of Cultural Interest of Galicia, is located in San Vicente do Grove next to O Carreiro beach. The site, fenced by a fence, presents numerous remains from the Roman and early medieval period of great archaeological, scientific and cultural interest. In superimposed layers we have: -An ancient […]
Monument to the labrego cart
Work carried out by Rafael Meis Blanco, a resident of O Grove, which highlights the importance of the cart in the development of Galician rural environments. Opened in 2008, it is located in the Balea area. You may also be interested in Monument to the Seafood Family Sailor sculptures Sculpture Network
Monument to the Shellfish Family
One of the main symbols of O Grove, this work by Vilar Lamelas carried out in 1972 represents the joint effort of the families that live from the sea. It is located in the Square of O Corgo, in the port area, very close to the contracting market. Previous Next You may also be interested in Sculpture […]
Floreano
This bronze sculpture It is undoubtedly one of the most striking in the town. It represents Floreano, the protagonist of one of the best-known cartoons of the newspaper Faro de Vigo. This character created by the grovanse Gogue He is sitting at a table with a cup of wine in his hand. The sculpture, the work of Lucas Miguez, […]
Marine sculptures of Punta Moreiras
This set of marine-themed sculptures made by the Stonemasonry School of the Diputación de Pontevedra decorates an already special setting in the Arousa estuary. highlights a lighthouse carved in granite, but you will also find a mermaid, a sailor or a whale tail, among many others. Our advice Summer sunsets from the lighthouse are spectacular. Previous Next You may […]
Discoverer of hot springs
This bronze work represents a donkey frolicking in the hot springs of the island of A Toxa. In this way, the wishes of Mrs. Emilia Pardo Bazán have been fulfilled, when in 1899 she thought that the discoverer of the hot springs deserved a statue. This fact was remembered in 1920 by Don Wenceslao Fernández […]
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Sculpture «A Peixeira
Sculpture by Alfonso Vilar, created in 1994. Dedicated to the women who sell in the market what his men bring him from the sea. In this sculpture we can appreciate the hardships of the time in the clothes he wears “A Peixeira” in addition to being able to appreciate that she is barefoot. The basket that she […]
Sculpture «Aviator Piñeiro»
Sculpture made by Alfonso Vilar in 1.970. Important figure in the town of Sanxenxo and first Galician aviator. Joseph Piñeiro Gonzalez aka the “Galician bird-man”, was born in o Seixo (Mugardos, La Coruña) on December 15, 1878. In the summer of 1911 he had the opportunity to witness the first flight that took place in Galicia, on the […]
Sculpture “The Atlantean”
Work of Francisco Leiro and located in the Plaza del Mar on August 24, 2.005. Bronze sculpture that weighs 20.000 kilos and measures 14 meters. It’s about a God who lived in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, according to Greek mythology. Previous Next You may also be interested in Sports port Juan Carlos I Silgar […]