Porriño, O
Pontevedra · Galicia
O Porriño is a town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo. As an industrial town in the Vigo metropolitan area, it has an important economic significance. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as Rosa Porriño ("Porriño Pink"), which is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China. On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from Vigo to Porto derailed near O Porriño railway station, killing the driver and at least three other people on board.
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History
Tiene un carácter eminentemente industrial y es un nudo logístico importante, por su excelente ubicación geográfica en el sur de la provincia de Pontevedra.
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Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- 25 · September Festas do Cristo 📆 Add to my calendar
- September Fiestas del Santo Cristo
Rest of the year
- June: Festival O Porriño (25)
- July: Festas de San Bieito (11)
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Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Domingo, de 09:00 a 19:00 · Estrada San Cosme, Zamáns
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Trails and hiking
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Famous people
•Gabriel Veiga Novas, futbolista español
•Antonio Palacios, arquitecto español (1874–1945)
•Jonathan Vila, futbolista español
•Sergio Aragoneses, futbolista español
•Claudio Giráldez González, futbolista español
•Gustavo Domínguez, ciclista español
•Janet Novás, actriz española
•Luciano González Groba, futbolista español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Alejandro Lorenzo Alonso
Web oficial: https://oporrino.org/
Town hall of Porriño, O
Alcaldía: Alejandro Lorenzo Alonso Web oficial: https://oporrino.org/
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How to get there
- 🚗 15 km from Vigo (about 11 min by car)
- 🚗 38 km from Pontevedra (about 27 min by car)
- 🚗 170 km from Coruña, A (about 120 min by car)
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- ✈️ 10 km from Vigo airport (about 7 min by car)
- ✈️ 104 km from Santiago de Compostela airport (about 73 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
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- Alameda · 0.2 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBVA · 0.1 km away
- Abanca · 0.1 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 0.1 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Plenenergy · 0.7 km away
- Estación de Servicio Valcarce Fegoblan · 0.8 km away
- Petroprix · 0.9 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.1 km away
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
- Oficina de Turismo · 0.4 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Miradoiro da Risca · 1.2 km away
- O Castelo de Cans · 2.7 km away
- Banco do Rider · 3.8 km away
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