# A Saturday of albariño in Cambados, from Pontevedra or Santiago

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/cambados/itineraries/winery-star-and-gothic-ruins · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 10:00 · Salida: 30 min by car (from Pontevedra via the Salnés road; from Santiago via the AP-9 and the dual carriageway)
- 11:00 · Visit and tasting at Bodegas Martín Códax (Orixe tour, 75 min, two wines · €21, children €8 · booking) · Bodegas Martín Códax, From €21 adult
  - 6 min by car, 2,7 km
- 13:30 · Yayo Daporta (Michelin star · lunches 13:30 to 15:30 · booking) · Yayo Daporta, €€€€
  - 15 min on foot
- 16:30 · 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
- 17:30 · Plaza de Fefiñanes, the old town and the San Sadurniño tower (from Plaza de Fefiñanes to the San Sadurniño tower)
- 19:00 · Vuelta (In Pontevedra around 19:30 and in Santiago around 20:00)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
Park once near the centre: the restaurant, the ruins and the historic centre are done on foot.

## Consejos

### Have the person who is not tasting drive
The winery is on the outskirts.

### Book both
Martín Códax and Yayo Daporta, well in advance at weekends.

## Cuándo no ir

If you are after a cheap day: Yayo Daporta is a tasting-menu restaurant. Keep to the winery and the walk.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.