Portonovo is a
fishing village
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and tourist center within the municipality of
Sanxenxo
Sanxenxo (; in Spanish ''Sangenjo'') 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 ...
. It belongs to the parish of
Adina
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. Situated in the
Ria de Pontevedra
The Ria de Pontevedra is located in the Province of Pontevedra, in Galicia, Spain. It is one of the three main maritime entrances of Galicia, the Rías Baixas, the most touristic area of the region. It is also the most regular of them and the thi ...
, its climate is cold and rainy in winter and warm and sunny in summer.
Tourism
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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 (also known as Baltar Beach),
Caneliñas and
Canelas.
Portonovo also thrives economically on the
nightlife
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in the summer and holiday periods. The village has many local
pub
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s,
café
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s and
nightclub
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Nightclubs gener ...
s.
Sanxenxo
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