Catoira is a municipality in
Galicia, Spain, located in the province of
Pontevedra
Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the '' Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality wh ...
. Catoira is famous for its ruins of the
Torres do Oeste (Towers of the West).
Demography
Local festivals
The most important celebrations include:
*the
Viking Festival of Catoira, held on the first Sunday in August (Declared of International Tourist Interest),
*the Supervisory Celebrations
*Feast day of
Saint Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua ( it, Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon ( pt, António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was bo ...
, 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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