Path Calvo Sotelo
A walk through key spaces in the history of industrialization of As Pontes.
This path is a walk through the industrial history of the “Vila” where spaces from the lands of Endesa were adapted. The route starts downtown and goes through the industrial past. There are informative signs in the Path explaining the most relevant aspects, such as the arrival of the factory of Enfersa, or the first power station of the national company Calvo Sotelo.
The path has a length of 1.6 Km with six informative signs on the banks of the river Eume, explaining the industrialization from the beginning of the 20th century.
The starting point in the centre of the town is next to the bridge of Perfolla, and there are signs.
The path has a length of 1.6 Km with six informative signs on the banks of the river Eume, explaining the industrialization from the beginning of the 20th century.
The starting point in the centre of the town is next to the bridge of Perfolla, and there are signs.
Interpretation Centre “A Mina” (the Mine)
A journey from the origins of the coal mine to the present-day.
Centro Expositivo da Maquinaria Mineira das Pontes "CEMAM" (exhibition of minign machinery)
Machines and human beings together in a space talking about the titanic work of coal mining in As Pontes.
Mill of the Light Factory
The first power station in As Pontes de García Rodríguez.
Neighbourhood A Fraga
A working-class neighbourhood with an European inspiration.
Neighbourhood A Madalena
A working-class neighbourhood with an European inspiration.
Neighbourhood As Veigas
The city planned in the heart of As Pontes and which is the jewel of our industrial heritage.
Neighbourhood O Muíño
A working-class neighbourhood with an European inspiration.
Neighbourhood O Barreiro
A working-class neighbourhood with an European inspiration.
Path Calvo Sotelo
A walk through key spaces in the history of industrialization of As Pontes.
Path of the Memory
A glance to the memory of the places vanished due to the exploitation of the mine, within a beautiful route around the Lake of As Pontes.
Ribeira Reservoir
It was built in 1963 on the River Eume, originally to meet the needs of the As Pontes thermal power station.
Eume Reservoir
A cutting-edge dam. Luciano Yordi's dam design represented a significant step forward in the development of Spanish arch dams (1955)