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In 2014, Ponteareas town council signed an agreement ceding the castle to the provincial council of
Pontevedra for 10 years. As part of the agreement the provincial council would carry out renovations to the castle and promote the castle alongside the more well-known castles of Soutomaior and Baiona.
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The castle was restored from its ruinous state thanks to the efforts of local journalist Alejo
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