Viveiro () is a town and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province of Lugo
Lugo is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense, Pontevedra, and A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León, and in th ...
, in the northwestern
Galician autonomous community of
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. It borders on the
Cantabric Sea, to the west of
Xove
Xove is a municipality of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain in the province of Lugo (province), Lugo.
Geography
Punta Roncadoira (Roncadoira Point) is the location of the Punta Roncadoira Lighthouse on the Atlantic coast within the Cove munic ...
and to the east of
O Vicedo
O Vicedo is a municipality located on the extreme northwestern coast of Galicia, Spain, in the province of Lugo.
Etymology
''O Vicedo'' seems to have its base in the Latin word "vitiates". Therefore, it can be translated as "the place where ...
. It has a residential population of over 16,000 (2010 figures), which however triples in the summer months with visitors to the coastal region.
Geography and location
The climate is mild
oceanic
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**Oceanic climate
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.
The municipality encompasses the township of Viveiro itself (the main population centre on the Lugo coast), and also the towns of
Covas and
Celeiro. More than half of the municipality's population live in these three centres.
Viveiro municipality is subdivided into several administrative areas (''parroquias'', or
parish
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es): Area-Faro, Boimente, Chavín, Galdo, Landrove, Magazos, San Pedro, Valcarría, Celeiro, Vieiro, Covas and Viveiro.
Main sights
The old wall, of which only parts remain today, was built to protect the inhabitants from attacks or from the
plague
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. The remains of the wall, which succumbed to modernity in spite of its importance and simplicity, are visible in the old part of the city although the remains are situated near small modern buildings. In spite of everything three of the wall's original gates survive: Vila, Valado, with a Romanesque style, and Castelo da Ponte, also called the gate of
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* Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise
* Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
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, that is the emblem of Viveiro. This door has the sculpted imperial arms of the monarch, the original arms of the kingdom, and the arms of the city.
Some of the mansions of the city's noble families still exist, such as the gunsmith's house sculpted in stone. Religious buildings include the monastery of the Concepcion, which was founded by María das Alas Pumariño (died 1601), and the chapel of Ecce Homo, also called the chapel of Pity, which Rodrigo Alonso Alfeirán (died 1608) paid for.
The city is home to several
Romanesque historical buildings. These include the churches of San Pedro, Santa María, and San Francisco. The bridge over the river
Landro dates back to the medieval era too.
Festivities
The calendar of Viveiro holds several festivals, both secular and religious.
Carnival
Viveiro's is the oldest Carnival in Galicia. It is celebrated during the four days before
Lent
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, from Saturday until
Shrove Tuesday
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. It concludes on Tuesday with a great procession of floats through the streets.
Holy Week
The
Holy Week in Viveiro is one of the most important Holy Week celebrations in Galicia and it is also considered as a
Fiesta of International Tourist Interest of Spain since 2013. Vivero has a great number of cofradías such as the
Virgin of the Rosario, the
Christ of the Piety, the
Seven Last Words and . The city is also home to processions such as the Encounter that show the Calvary of Christ with religious images, the Unnailed and St. Funeral that show the descent of the Cross to continue with the procession of St. Funeral, the
Last Supper
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with the pasos of the supper, Horto,
Ecce Homo, the Nazarene and
Our Lady of Sorrows
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- Sufferings, the Passion, the Seven Words, the Piety and the Virgin at the foot of the Cross, a silent procession.
Rapa das Bestas
This festivity takes place the first Sunday of July except that the first of July coincides on Sunday then it celebrates the second Sunday in the
Buio Mountains. It is an old tradition according to which people cut the horsehairs, brand the horses and break in them.
Patronal feasts
It celebrates on 15 August in
Saint Roque and the Virgin's honour.
The pilgrimage of Naseiro (The pilgrimage of the good meal)
It celebrates the fourth Sunday of August.
Saint James' day
It celebrates on 25 July at the
Port of Celeiro with a marine procession through the estuary of Viveiro.
Others
In the end of July or in the beginning of August, a music festival called
Resurrection Fest
Resurrection Fest is a rock music festival that takes place in Viveiro, region of Lugo, Spain. This festival has been held annually since 2006 during July or early August and features mainly heavy metal, hardcore punk and punk rock bands. Si ...
, focused on
metal
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,
hardcore
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and
punk
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is held in the city since 2006.
Notable people
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Gómez Pérez das Mariñas (1539–1593), politician, diplomat and military officer, colonial governor of the Philippines
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Nicomedes Pastor Díaz (1811–1863), politician and Romantic writer
*
Antón Vilar Ponte (1881–1936), writer and politician
*
Jesús Cora y Lira (1890–1969), admiral and Carlist politician
*
Maruja Mallo
Maruja Mallo (born Ana María Gómez González; 5 January 1902 – 6 February 1995) was a Spanish surrealist painter. She is considered an artist of the Generation of 1927 within the Spanish avant-garde movement.
Biography
Mallo was the fourt ...
(1902–1995), surrealist painter
*
Lois Tobío Fernández (1906–2003), journalist and philologist
*
Carlos Oroza
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Style
He is known mainly for the interpretation and performance of his own work. Such work is rare and composed of free verses with a great preponderance of strength and rhy ...
(born 1933), poet
Town twinning
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Lannion
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Climate
Lannion ha ...
,
France
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*
Old Havana
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,
Cuba
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*
Perth
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,
Australia
References
External links
Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority
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Municipalities in the Province of Lugo
Port cities and towns on the Spanish Atlantic coast