Ensanche de Pontevedra
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The Ensanche of Pontevedra is the neighbourhood that forms the centre of the Spanish city of Pontevedra, made up of several successive extensions to the city outside the old town. The term Ensanche me
Sagasta Street, inaugurated in 1893 in the Ensanche area
Michelena Street.
Marquis of Riestra Street.
General Gutiérrez Mellado Street, with its night-time lighting and Californian fan palm trees.
Calle Michelena
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The Calle Michelena is a street in Pontevedra located in the city centre, on the edge of the old town. It is one of the main streets of Pontevedra and one of the most commercial streets of the city.
Ensanche de Pontevedra
…responsible for most of the city's early expansion (l'Ensanche). Pontevedra's new street system was initiated by Francisco Riestra with the laying out of Michelena Street in 1856, along the line of the old city wall. In 1880, Alejandro Sesmero planned the bourgeois expansion to the south-west of the old town, with the…
Section of the street near the Peregrina square
Section of the street near the Plaza de España
Marquis of Riestra's mansion at number 30