Top Things to do in Vilanova i la Geltru
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Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Vilanova i la Geltru, Catalonia
Discover the best top things to do in Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain including Monument a Francesc Macia, Portal del Nin o Portal d'en Negrell, Castell de la Geltru, Pasifae, La Geltru, Torre Blava - Espai Guinovart, Rambla Principal, Plaza de la Vila, Torre d'Enveja, Parroquia de Santa Maria de la Geltru.
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1. Monument a Francesc Macia
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Portal del Nin o Portal d'en Negrell
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
3. Castell de la Geltru
4. Pasifae
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4.5 based on 78 reviews
Reviewed By Berni_Barbablanca - Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain
This sculpture dominates the town's beach and is a popular spot for families, walkers, lovers and fishermen. The sculpture is set on a breakwater some metres into the sea. On a calm day you can easily visit it without getting wet. However, on a day when the sea is choppy it is a spectacular sight as waves break against the jetty and spray showers the sculpture. If you are taken in by the horns and imagine the creature depicted in the sculpture to be a bull (as many tourists do) you may be totally puzzled by the figure within the animal. However, the name of the sculpture gives the game away. It is called Pasiphaë. If you know your Greek mythology you will know that she was the wife of King Midas. The king upset the sea god Poseidon and for punishment the god made Pasiphaë fall madly in love with a spectacular white bull. The bull, however, was obviously not attracted to a human female. So, she had Daedalus (the inventor and father to Icarus) construct an artificial cow and hid herself inside it in order for her passion to be consummated. The resulting child of this brief encounter would be the minotaur. A combination of the abstract, the mythological and the figurative, the sculpture is well worth a visit.
5. La Geltru
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4.5 based on 23 reviews
6. Torre Blava - Espai Guinovart
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4.0 based on 60 reviews
The tower of Ribes Roges was built in the last third of the 19th century as a defensive element to protect the Maritime Quarter from potential attack, by sea or by land, of the troops of Carlists or bandits, and is the only survivor of the three that were on the coastline. In the year 2000 the artist Josep Guinovart (1927-2007) transformed the old watchtower of the promenade into a tribute site to seafarers and to the sea itself: at the first floor, legends and stories about the sea; at the second floor, a rope-structure with a set of fishing knots, symbol of the hard work of fishermen and sailors; at the third floor, the artists who found their inspiration in the sea; and at the roof, a view on the real sea of Vilanova i la Geltru. Opening hours 2020: from the 18h July to 13th September: every Saturday and Sunday, 6pm-9pm.
7. Rambla Principal
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4.0 based on 195 reviews
Reviewed By 897DC
The central pedestrian avenue which has many mid level stores including Zara, Mango, and Stradivarius to name a few. Lots of cafes, bars and people watching. Worth a visit.
