O Porriño (historically known in English as Porrinno) is a city and a municipality in Galicia, Spain, in the province of Pontevedra.
An industrial town, in the Vigo metropolitan area, it is an important economic dependency. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as Rosa Porriño (Porriño Pink), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China.
Main attractions
City Hall
Source of Christ (Fountain)
Chapel of San Sebastián
Chapel of the Holy Christ of the Agony
Temple of the Network of San Luis
Chapel of St. Benedict
Parish church of Santa María do Porriño
How to get to?
From Pontevedra 36 min (39.6 km) via AP-9
From Santiago de Compostela 1 hr 9 min (98.1 km) via AP-9
From Madrid 5 hr 13 min (576 km) via A-6 and A-52
Main information
Area: 61 sq. km
GPS coordinates: 42°09′43″N 8°37′13″W
Language: Spanish, Galician
Population: 20 100
Currency: Euro
Visa: Schengen
Time: Central European UTC +1, in summer +2
