Catoira is a municipality in
Galicia
Galicia may refer to:
Geographic regions
* Galicia (Spain), a region and autonomous community of northwestern Spain
** Gallaecia, a Roman province
** The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia
** The medieval King ...
, Spain, located in the province of
Pontevedra. Catoira is famous for its ruins of the
Torres do Oeste
Oeste Towers ( Galician and Spanish: ''Torres de Oeste'') is a castle in Catoira, Galicia, Spain. It is located at the head of the Ría de Arousa. It is in the region of Caldas (Pontevedra), in the river Ulla estuary. The towers remaining today ar ...
(Towers of the West).
Demography
Local festivals
The most important celebrations include:
*the
Viking Festival of Catoira
Viking Festival of Catoira ( Galician: ''Romaría viquinga de Catoira'') is a secular festival which has been celebrated in Catoira, Spain, every first Sunday in August since 1961, in the surroundings of ''Castellum Honesti'', currently known as ...
, held on the first Sunday in August (Declared of International Tourist Interest),
*the Supervisory Celebrations
*Feast day of
Saint Anthony of Padua, held on the second Sunday in July, during which the famous Gastronomical Celebration "da Solla" is celebrated. The local parishes have (during the summer) their own celebrations.
*The most important of these is the ''Festa da parroquia de Oeste'', or ''Festas de Santabaia'', on the second weekend in August. There are also very important celebrations in honor of San Antonio de Dimo (the first Sunday in July)
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial web site of the San Antonio SocietyOfficial web about viking festival of CatoiraCanoeing club "As Torres"Ateneo vikingo
Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra
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