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Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea
The Contemporary Art Centre presents excellent exhibitions of modern art (including film and video) from Galicia and the rest of the world, in spacious, well-lit halls.
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Església de Sant Mateu
Next to the main square in the heart of town, the Església de Sant Mateu was built in 1230 but largely redone in 1756. Youll only be allowed to peek inside during mass.
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Capella de Santa Llúcia
One of the few reminders of Romanesque Barcelona (although the interior is largely Gothic) this chapel is located In the northwest corner of the claustre (cloister).
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Can Casasayas
The undulating facade of this building, built for the wealthy Casasayas family known for their historic Frasquet sweets shop, is a typical feature of Modernisme.
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Cala Gat
East of Cala Ratjada harbour, beyond Sa Torre Cega, this fine little cove has a pretty beach backed by pine forests and receives far fewer visitors than others in town.
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Praza da Leña
Head down Rúa da Pasantería and you emerge in Praza da Leña, one of Pontevedras most enchanting niches, partly colonnaded and with a cruceiro (wayside crucifix) in the middle.
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Primer Recinto
Ther Alcazabas lowest area, the Primer Recinto, was a residential area, with houses, streets, wells, baths and other necessities – now replaced by lush gardens and water channels.
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Platja des Port
The beaches are OK, although hardly the islands best. The pick of the crop is Platja den Repic. It is backed by a pleasant, pedestrianised and restaurant-lined esplanade.
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Plaza de los Naranjos
At the heart of Marbellas casco antiguo is pretty Plaza de los Naranjos, dating back to 1485, with its tropical plants, palms, orange trees and, inevitably, overpriced bars.
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Parque Natural Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro
The Parque Natural Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro is 384 sq km of rolling hills and woodland that is home to a few Iberian lynx and wolves plus otters and various birds of prey.
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Noble Mansions
Noble mansions, such as Palau Martorell and Palau Saura , are used for temporary exhibitions. Even if you can’t get inside, their facades impress. Unhelpfully, neither bears a sign.
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Church
Notable for its pleasingly unadorned Romanesque sanctuary dominated by a multidomed ceiling, this is where you can hear the monks chant; times of the chants are subject to change.
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Zona Arqueológica de Morería
This excavated Moorish quarter contains the remains of a cemetery, walls, houses dating from Roman to post-Islamic times and the foundations of a 4th-century, 4m-wide Roman gate.
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Museo Nacional de Teatro
Just off the main square, this museum has exhibits on Spanish theatre from the golden age of the 17th century displayed in rooms surrounding a magnificent 13th-century courtyard.
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Torre de Canyamel
Just 3km inland from the beach and signposted off the main coast road, the famed Torre de Canyamel – a 23m-high, 13th-century defence tower of Muslim origin – is a rewarding detour.
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Playa de Mónsul
Popular Playa de Mónsul (where you may recognise the rock overhang from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ) is 2.5km along the road from the Playa de los Genoveses turn-off.
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Platja den Repic
The beaches are OK, although hardly the islands best. The pick of the crop is Platja den Repic. It is backed by a pleasant, pedestrianised and restaurant-lined esplanade.
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Iglesia de Santa Ana
Extending from the northeast corner of Plaza Nueva, Plaza Santa Ana is dominated by the Iglesia de Santa Ana, a church which incorporates a mosques minaret in its belltower.
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Casa del Anfiteatro
Outside the main gate to the Roman theatre, the Casa del Anfiteatro, a 3rd-century mansion, has some reasonable floor mosaics but was closed for restoration works when we visited.
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Casa del Oso
The Casa del Oso, in Proaza, is the headquarters of the Fundación Oso de Asturias, which runs the Paca-Tola bear conservation project, and has exhibits on Spanish brown bears.
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