Ponte-Ceso

Ponte-Ceso lies where river Anllons meets the Atlantic Ocean. This noble land inspired Eduardo Pondal e Abente, Bard of Bergantinos and national poet of Galicia.

The author of the Galician national anthem was born in Ponte-Ceso in 1835. Graduated in Medicine, Eduardo Pondal preferred the poetry to his professional career. The Bard of Bergantinos was, both with Rosalia de Castro and Curros Enriquez, a significant figure of Galician Renaissance, whose work are one of the most valuable treasures in the Galician literature. Pondal's house is by the river Anllons, where the poet received inspiration observing the Atlantic nature and the Galician people.  

Eduardo Pondal used to walk to  Monte Branco's dunes and Balares' beach, in which pier wolfram was transported during the II World War. Monte Branco's natural area possesses a great ecological value because of its ornithological wealth.