🚶 Pontevedra
Car-free city center in northwestern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Galicia, northwestern Spain (42.433°N, 8.633°W)
- Most of city center closed to private vehicles since early 1990s
- Population approximately 83,000
- UNESCO recognition for sustainable urban planning model
Pontevedra is a city in Galicia, northwestern Spain, known internationally for its pedestrian-focused urban policy and car-free city center. Since the 1990s, the city has systematically removed private vehicles from its core, creating an extensive network of public spaces, cycling paths, and pedestrian zones. This transformation has reduced traffic accidents, noise pollution, and air emissions while establishing the city as a model for sustainable urban design ...