Yayo Daporta
What to order: the tasting menu; the roast sea bass with sea spaghetti and the dessert that pays homage to albariño
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Day itinerary · 42.51° N · 8.81° W
A winery above the estuary, a starred lunch and a stroll among manor houses.
A visit with tasting at Martín Códax with the Arousa estuary in front of you, lunch at Yayo Daporta and the afternoon among the ruins of Santa Mariña and the manor houses of the historic centre.
Leaving from
Part of Cambados
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Total time8 h
By car30 min each way
Winery75 min, from €21
DifficultyEasy
Cost€110–160 pp
Best timeMay – October
BookingWinery and lunch
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Pontevedra 30 min by car
from Pontevedra via the Salnés road; from Santiago via the AP-9 and the dual carriageway
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Visit and tasting at Bodegas Martín Códax
Orixe tour, 75 min, two wines · €21, children €8 · booking
+34 986 526 040
- 6 min by car2,7 km
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Yayo Daporta
Michelin star · lunches 13:30 to 15:30 · booking
Rúa Hospital, 7, 36630 Cambados · +34 986 526 062
Restaurant €€€€Book - 15 min on foot
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Santa Mariña Dozo ruins and the Wine Museum
Gothic ruins and the Wine Museum next door · in summer opens at 17:00
- 15 min on foot
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Plaza de Fefiñanes, the old town and the San Sadurniño tower
from Plaza de Fefiñanes to the San Sadurniño tower
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Back home
In Pontevedra around 19:30 and in Santiago around 20:00
Approximate cost
About €80–140 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Visit and tasting at Bodegas Martín Códax
Cambados is the place to understand albariño in a day: a winery in the morning, a lunch that brings out the best of the estuary and, to walk it off, a stroll among manor houses and a roofless Gothic ruin.
The day, hour by hour
10:00 · Set off. From Pontevedra, about half an hour; from Santiago, a little under an hour.
11:00 · Martín Códax. The Orixe visit tours the winery and ends with two wines in 75 minutes, for €21; children pay €8. If you are travelling as adults only, Ondas do Mar, with three wines, for €28.
13:30 · Lunch at Yayo Daporta. A Michelin star in a former 18th-century hospital: seafood, seaweed and fish from the estuary with their own garden. At midday it serves from 13:30 to 15:30.
16:30 · Ruins of Santa Mariña Dozo. Gothic arches open to the sky above the cemetery, and the Wine Museum next door.
17:30 · Historic centre. Go down to Plaza de Fefiñanes and continue along the promenade to A Mouta beach and the tower of San Sadurniño.
19:00 · Head home.
Time1 h 15
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Cambados
All year, on a Saturday: Martín Códax receives visitors by booking Tuesday to Saturday and Yayo Daporta serves lunch Wednesday to Sunday. In September, the harvest; in August, the Albariño Festival fills the town.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Have the person who is not tasting drive
The winery is on the outskirts.
- 2Book both
Martín Códax and Yayo Daporta, well in advance at weekends.
We'd skip it
If you are after a cheap day: Yayo Daporta is a tasting-menu restaurant. Keep to the winery and the walk.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does the day cost?
Winery, €21; lunch at Yayo Daporta, €60 to €120 without wine.
Can children go?
To the Orixe visit, yes, and the shellfish-gathering experience is for all ages.
Does it work in winter?
Yes, on a Saturday and with a booking. Sunday does not work for this plan: Martín Códax and Fefiñanes do not do visits that day.
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