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Catoira is a municipality in Galicia (Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula), in the province of Pontevedra

Pontevedra (province)

Pontevedra is a province of Spain along the country's Atlantic coast in southwestern Europe. The province forms the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia...

. Catoira is also known because of Torres do Oeste ruins.

Local festivals

The most important celebrations include

the Romería Vikinga, held the first Sunday in August (Declared of International Touristic Interest),
the Supervisory Celebrations
Feast day of Saint Anthony of Padua, held on the 2nd Sunday in July, during which the famous Gastronomical Celebration "da Solla" is celebrated. The different parishes celebrate (during the summer) its local celebrations.
The most important of these is the Festa da parroquia de Oeste, or Festas de Santabaia, on the second August weekend. There are also very important celebrations in honor of San Antonio de Dimo (the first Sunday in July)

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