Trasmallo
What to order: the fish of the day from the fish market, which changes daily; Angus presa if anyone does not want fish
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Day itinerary · 42.43° N · 8.71° W
Sunday in Combarro and Pontevedra: granaries over the water and a city made for walking.
The Combarro granaries first thing, the free Pontevedra Museum, seafood lunch in the old town and Poio monastery in the afternoon. One hour from Santiago.
Leaving from
Part of Combarro and Pontevedra
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Total time8 h
By car14 min each way
Walking2 h of strolls
DifficultyEasy; steps in Combarro
Cost€30–45 pp
Best timeApril – October
With childrenYes
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Pontevedra 14 min by car
AP-9 to Pontevedra and the PO-308 towards Sanxenxo
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Combarro old town and its hórreos
park on Calle Maceira or at As Redeiras
- 10 min by car6,6 km
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Pontevedra Museum, Castelao building
free; on Sunday, 11:00 to 14:00
- 3 min on foot
- 3
- 9 min by car7,7 km
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Monastery of San Xoán de Poio
on Sunday it opens 16:30 to 19:30
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Back home
In Santiago around 19:15
Approximate cost
About €20–35 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Combarro old town and its hórreos
Combarro is the classic picture of granaries on the edge of the ria; Pontevedra, a quarter of an hour away, is a city you cover on foot from square to square. Sunday has a catch: the Pontevedra Museum opens only in the morning and Poio monastery only in the afternoon. This plan puts them in that order, with Combarro first thing, while it is still empty.
The day, hour by hour
9:30 · Set off. From Santiago, an hour on the AP-9 to Pontevedra and then the PO-308, the coast road towards Sanxenxo. From Pontevedra, a quarter of an hour.
10:00 · Combarro. Park on Calle Maceira or on the As Redeiras promenade and go in on foot. About 60 hórreos (granaries), half of them lined up on the shore, seafarers' houses with balconies and seven wayside crosses, such as the one in Praza da Fonte, from 1771. At this hour the streets are quiet.
12:00 · Pontevedra Museum. Back in the city, leave the car at the edge of the old town. The Castelao building, on Rúa Padre Amoedo Carballo, holds the permanent collection; it is free and on Sundays it opens from 11:00 to 14:00.
14:00 · Lunch at Trasmallo. On Rúa Figueroa, next to Praza da Leña. Seafood cooking with a Bib Gourmand and a fair price. It opens at midday on Sundays; book on its website.
16:45 · Poio monastery. A few minutes by car, on the way to Combarro. The two cloisters, the great mosaic of the Camino and the monumental hórreo. On Sundays it opens from 16:30 to 19:30.
18:15 · Head home. In Santiago around 19:15.
With children, in the sun or with more time
With children, swap the museum for the Samieira mill trail: 5.5 km there and back beside the river, with walkways and 23 mills. In summer, Naviera Mar de Ons runs a boat trip of an hour and a half on the ria with a mussel tasting from Sanxenxo, and also takes visitors to the island of Tambo from Combarro harbour, with a guided visit and prior permission. For a special lunch, there is O Eirado da Leña, with a Michelin star, in Praza da Leña.
Time1 h 30
Change the route
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Os Maristas
What to order: contemporary sharing plates on the square
O Eirado da Leña
What to order: the Curricán menu if it is your first time; the long Palangre if you are not in a hurry
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 Combarro and Pontevedra
From April to October, with the Combarro tourist office open. In July and August, reach Combarro before ten. On Sundays the museum opens only in the morning and the monastery only in the afternoon: the order of the plan takes that into account.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Combarro before ten
In summer, by midday there is no room to move.
- 2Keep to the Sunday order
Museum in the morning, monastery in the afternoon.
- 3Comfortable shoes
Combarro has steps and cobbles.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Santiago to Combarro?
A little under an hour by car.
How much does the day cost?
The museum is free. Lunch at Trasmallo, about €25–35.
Can you do it with children?
Yes. They enjoy Combarro and the Samieira mills; a pushchair is better in Pontevedra than in Combarro.
Is Poio monastery open on Sundays?
Yes, in the afternoon, from 16:30 to 19:30.
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.