Cruceiro (stone wayside cross)

Cruceiro da Fortaleza do Castro de Vigo

Vigo · Pontevedra · 138 m · 2000

Cruceiro da Fortaleza do Castro de Vigo, cruceiro (stone wayside cross) en Vigo

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Cruceiro (stone wayside cross) in Vigo, Pontevedra, 138 m above sea level, 1.1 km from the Caminho Português de Santiago.

A fortaleza do Castro é un forte ergueito no alto do monte do Castro, na cidade de Vigo. A fortaleza actual data do século XVII, e formaba parte, xunto co Castelo de San Sebastián e as desaparecidas murallas da cidade, dunha rede estratéxica de fortificacións para a defensa da cidade.

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Facts

What it is Cruceiro

Dedicated to Catholic

Made by Silvino Silva

Walls Granite

Elevation 138 m

Nearest town Vigo, 706 m away

Way of St James Caminho Português de Santiago, 1.1 km away

People in the municipality 295,735 (2025) · IGE

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Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.

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