Catoira

Catoira
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Catoira Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°38′N 8°41′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	Pontevedra
Comarca	Caldas
Government
• Mayor	Alberto García García (PSOE)
Area
• Total	29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	3,473
• Density	119.3/km2 (309.1/sq mi)
Demonym	Catoirenses
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CET (UTC+2)

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

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