The work of Francisco Leiro, placed in the Praza do Mar on 24th August 2005. A bronze sculpture weighing 20,000 kilos and measuring 14 metres. It is of a god who lived in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, according to Greek mythology.
View moreDonated in 1995 by the sculptor Alfonso Vilar, born in Vilalonga, located on the Corbeiro stone (Silgar Beach). The sculpture is inspired by Celtic mythology and symbolises the beauty of the sea. On the head there are V-shaped “horns” representing the initial…
View moreJosé Piñeiro González was born in Ferrol in 1878, but lived in Sanxenxo. He saw an aircraft in flight for the first time during the Peregrina festivities in 1911. He was so amazed by the acrobatics that he sold his business straight away and went to the French town of Pau to learn…
View moreThe construction of this church began in 1965 and was completed in 1976. It is characterised by its hexagonal floor plan covered by a roof in the shape of a step pyramid. The construction costs were covered by collections, private donations and events held at the Nautical Club and La Terraza cinema…
View moreIt was once a tower which, after successive modifications and alterations, evolved into a beautiful landscaped manor house at the end of the 18th century. The construction in the shape of a set square is made up of a ground floor and a first floor and contains three buildings in which the central body…
View moreIn 1670 it was moved from Aldariz to the town of Sanxenxo. It is in the “maritime style” characteristic of the mendicant orders of the 14th-16th centuries. It has a rectangular floor plan, with an apse that is narrower than the nave and two chapels on the sides that form the arms…
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