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Marismas De Alba Natural Park
The Natural Park of the Marismas de Alba, the Alba Marsh or the Xunqueira de Alba (''in Galician''), is a natural park and wetland in the city of Pontevedra in Spain, and one of the few Marshes in the Ria de Pontevedra. It is a park used as a place for walking, cycling and observing the fauna and flora. Location and access The park is located at the mouth of the Rons river in the Lérez river – Ria de Pontevedra in the south of the civil parish of Alba, a few metres from the northern part of the city of Pontevedra. Just cross the Tied-arch bridge, bowstring bridge of the Currents Bridge, Currents to find the entrance to the park, in Domingo Fontán Street. It is bordered to the east by the neighbourhood of A Santiña and the Portuguese Way and to the west by the Autopista AP-9, AP-9 motorway. History There was no idea of how to use the marsh until the end of the 1970s, when, due to the lack of industrial land in the municipality of Pontevedra, it was decided to drain it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 which is often considered an extension of the actual city. The city is best known for its urban planning, pedestrianisation and the charm of its old town. In recent years, it has been awarded several international awards for its urban quality and quality of life, accessibility and urban mobility policy, like the international European Intermodes Urban Mobility Award in 2013, the 2014 Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development awarded by UN-Habitat in partnership with Dubai Municipality and the Excellence Award of the center for Active Design in New York City in 2015, among others. The city also won the European Commission's first prize for urban safety in 2020. Pontevedra's car-free center helped transform it into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
