Overview
- The Festa da Arribada is underway this weekend, with Saturday’s Real Mercado opened by fortress cannon fire and large turnouts reported across the old town and waterfront.
- Staged recreations of La Pinta’s 1493 landfall are scheduled on A Ribeira beach on Saturday at 20:00 and Sunday at 18:30 with a cast of about thirty performers.
- Friday’s local-focused opening featured the presentation of a plaque honoring Cristóbal García Sarmiento, donated by the Real Sociedad Palósfila Pinzoniana for the 50th anniversary of Baiona’s twinning with Palos de la Frontera.
- The bronze Arribada plaque removed months ago from Calle Elduayen over theft risk has been musealized and placed on display in the Casa da Navegación.
- Declared of International Tourist Interest, the festival program spans exhibitions, artisans, street spectacles, gastronomic zones, and a replica caravel museum that offers free entry to visitors in period costume.