page_title: Pontevedra
section_title: Urban planning and living environment
hierarchical_section_title: Pontevedra / Urban planning and living environment
caption_attribution_description: Galego: Laberinto de Pontevedra, estatua de gl:Robert Morris na gl:Illa das Esculturas gl:Categoría:Imaxes de Pontevedra Français&#160;: Labyrinthe, oeuvre de fr:Robert Morris sur gl:Illa das Esculturas (île aux sculptures) à Pontevedra en Galice (Espagne)
context_page_description: Pontevedra is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the Comarca and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rias Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city.
  The city is best known for its urban planning, pedestrianisation and the charm of its historic centre. In recent years, it has been awarded several international awards for its urban quality and quality of life, accessibility and urban mobility policy, like the international European INTERMODES Urban Mobility Award in 2013, the 2014 Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development awarded by UN-Habitat in partnership with Dubai Municipality and the "Excellence Prize" of the Center for Active Design in New York City in 2015, among others. Pontevedra's car free center helped transform it into one of the most accessible European cities, leading to various European and American studies on its exemplary urban planning been carried out in recent years.
context_section_description: Pontevedra has a pedestrian city centre (which includes the old town and the city centre or first urban expansion area) which, together with parks such as Las Palmeras (the Palms) and squares, make the city very pleasant to walk in and give it a high quality of life.
  An island on the Lérez opposite a remarkable cable-stayed bridge dating from 1995 (the Pont of Tirantes, the Strap Bridge) and next to the modern Congress Hall shelters the city's green lung, the famous sculpture island park. It is a space where international artists such as Robert Morris, Ulrich Rückriem, Anne and Patrick Poirier, Giovanni Anselmo, Richard Long, Ian Hamilton Finlay or Jenny Holzer have left their works.
  Another large park, the Junquera of Alba, is located near the Burgo district, in front of the "bowstring" bridge of Las Corrientess, inaugurated in 2012.
caption: Pontevedra Labyrinth in the Sculpture Island Park
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