Catoira Explained

Official Name:	Catoira
Settlement Type:	municipality
Pushpin Map:	Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Spain
Coordinates:	42.6667°N -8.7217°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Spain
Subdivision Type1:	Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:	Galicia
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	Pontevedra
Subdivision Type3:	Comarca
Subdivision Name3:	Caldas
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Alberto García García (PSOE)
Area Total Km2:	29.1
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Demonym:	Catoirenses
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CET
Utc Offset Dst:	+2

Catoira is a municipality in Galicia, Spain, located in the province of Pontevedra. Catoira is famous for its ruins of the Torres do Oeste (Towers of the West).

Local festivals

The most important celebrations include:

• the Viking Festival of Catoira, held on the first Sunday in August (Declared of International Tourist Interest),
• the Supervisory Celebrations
• Feast day of Saint Anthony of Padua, held on the second Sunday in July, during which the famous Gastronomical Celebration "da Solla" is celebrated. The local parishes have (during the summer) their own celebrations.
• The most important of these is the Festa da parroquia de Oeste, or Festas de Santabaia, on the second weekend in August. There are also very important celebrations in honor of San Antonio de Dimo (the first Sunday in July)

External links

• Official website
• Official web site of the San Antonio Society
• Official web about viking festival of Catoira
• Canoeing club "As Torres"
• Ateneo vikingo