# A day on the Vigo ria without the Cíes: mussel-raft boat, oysters, the Museo do Mar and dinner at Monterreal

A boat past the mussel rafts as far as Rande with mussels, oysters at the Pescadería, the Museo do Mar and, as evening falls, the Monterreal wall and dinner in Baiona.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/cies-islands/itineraries/mussel-rafts-oysters-and-museo-do-mar · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 09:30 · Salida: 30 min by car (to the Vigo Maritime Station; paid parking at Ribeira do Berbés)
- 10:30 · Mussel Rafts in the Ría de Vigo, by Boat to Rande or a Visit to a Raft (Mar de Ons · 1 h 30 to Rande with mussels on board · times and price when booking) · Mar de Ons Ferries
  - 5 min on foot
- 12:30 · Oysters on Rúa da Pescadería and the Climb to Monte O Castro, in Vigo (Arcade oysters opened in the street; you pay the oyster seller, and the drink at the bar)
  - 15 min by car, 5 km
- 16:30 · Museo do Mar de Galicia, in Alcabre (Vigo) (€5 · ría aquarium and hillfort · in summer, in the afternoon 16:30 to 20:30)
  - 30 min by car, 20 km
- 18:45 · Monterreal Fortress and the Monte Boi Walk, in Baiona (almost 2 km at the foot of the wall, from A Cuncheira to the Clock Tower)
  - 10 min on foot
- 21:00 · Enxebre A Pinta, at the Parador de Baiona (inside the fortress · on Saturday, dinner 21:00 to 23:00 · booking on 986 355 000) · Enxebre A Pinta, at the Parador de Baiona, €€€
- 23:00 · Vuelta (in Pontevedra around midnight)

If there is no quota for the Cíes, or the sea does not let you out, the Vigo ria makes a whole day with no permit and no ferry to the islands. In the morning, the boat of the mussel rafts; at midday, oysters in the street; in the afternoon, the museum that explains what you have seen, and to finish, Baiona, its wall and dinner inside the fortress.

## Before you set off

Book the mussel boat on the Mar de Ons website: in summer it leaves every morning from Vigo and from Cangas, and the time and price show when you choose the day. Do it on a Saturday: the Museo do Mar is closed on Mondays and Enxebre A Pinta, at the Parador de Baiona, serves dinner on Saturdays; in summer it opens every day, but confirm dinner when you book a table. Keep the booking reference if you later go to the Cíes with the same company: you get a discount on the second purchase.

## The day, hour by hour

9:30 · Set off. From Pontevedra, half an hour to Vigo harbour; from Santiago, a little over an hour.

10:30 · Boat among the mussel rafts. An hour and a half on the inner ria: the fishing port, A Guía, Cangas and Moaña, the raft fields and the Rande bridge. A guide explains the farming and on board there are mussels with wine, water or soft drinks.

12:30 · Oysters at the Pescadería. Five minutes from the jetty, in the Casco Vello. The oyster sellers open Arcade oysters in front of you and you sit at the tables of the bars along the street.

16:30 · Museo do Mar de Galicia. In Alcabre, in a 1887 cannery. The quayside aquarium recreates the seabeds that run from the museum to the Cíes cliffs, and on the site you can see an Iron Age hill fort.

18:45 · Monterreal promenade. In Baiona, almost 2 km at the foot of the wall, from A Cuncheira beach to the Clock Tower, with the Cíes opposite.

21:00 · Dinner at Enxebre A Pinta. The Parador's informal restaurant, inside the fortress: pulpo á feira, empanada, queen scallops to share.

23:00 · Head home. On the motorway, in Pontevedra around midnight. If you prefer to stay in Vigo, swap Baiona for sunset at the O Castro viewpoint.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
To the Vigo Maritime Station; in the afternoon, to the museum at Alcabre and, following the coast, to Baiona. There, the A Palma car park is beside the harbour.

### Without a car
Arrive in Vigo by train or bus; the jetty and the Pescadería are in the centre, on foot. For Alcabre and Baiona, a taxi is better.

## Consejos

### No permit
Neither the mussel-raft boat nor the museum needs the Xunta permit.

### Split hours at the museum
It closes at midday and reopens in the afternoon.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the day cost?
The museum, €5; the boat, the price Mar de Ons shows when you book; the oysters, what the oyster seller charges; dinner, between €35 and €60.

### Does it suit children?
Yes: the boat requires no walking and the museum's aquarium keeps them entertained.

### Can you do it outside summer?
The mussel boat sails in summer; the rest of the year you are left with the oysters, the museum and, on Saturday, dinner in Baiona.