Plaza de la Peregrina
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The Plaza de la Peregrina is an 18th-century square located in the city centre of Pontevedra, on the edge of the historic centre.
Peregrina square
Former art nouveau house of the Brotherhood of the Pilgrim Virgin
Sculpture of the Ravachol Parrot
Parvise of the church of the Pilgrim Virgin overlooking the square
Ravachol (parrot)
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Ravachol was a parrot who lived in Pontevedra, Spain, between 1891 and 1913. It was the pet of pharmacist Perfecto Feijoo and became one of the symbols of the city. The burial of Ravachol is commemora
Plaza de la Peregrina
…church parvise was transformed to open up the space, finished off with a wide front access staircase which replaced the original fountain. In 1913, the Ravachol Parrot, who had been living since 1891 in the pharmacy of Don Perfecto Feijoo, in a house that no longer exists at the southwestern end of the square, died…
Ravachol Parrot statue
Ravachol in front of the church of the Pilgrim Virgin
Procession to the funeral of Ravachol in 2008
Official Ravachol souvenir