# Sunday in Combarro and Pontevedra: granaries over the ria, a museum and Poio monastery

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/combarro-and-pontevedra/itineraries/combarro-pontevedra-and-poio-monastery · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:30 · Salida: 14 min by car (AP-9 to Pontevedra and the PO-308 towards Sanxenxo)
- 10:00 · Combarro old town and its hórreos (park on Calle Maceira or at As Redeiras)
  - 10 min by car, 6,6 km
- 12:00 · Pontevedra Museum, Castelao building (free; on Sunday, 11:00 to 14:00)
  - 3 min on foot
- 14:00 · Trasmallo (seafood cooking €€ · booking) · Trasmallo, €€
  - 9 min by car, 7,7 km
- 16:45 · Monastery of San Xoán de Poio (on Sunday it opens 16:30 to 19:30)
- 18:15 · Vuelta (In Santiago around 19:15)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
AP-9 to Pontevedra and PO-308 to Combarro. Park in Combarro and, in the afternoon, at the edge of Pontevedra's old town.

### Without a car
The Atlantic Axis train to Pontevedra and a local bus along the Poio coast to Combarro. Check the Sunday timetables at Transportes Públicos de Galicia.

## Consejos

### Combarro before ten
In summer, by midday there is no room to move.

### Keep to the Sunday order
Museum in the morning, monastery in the afternoon.

### Comfortable shoes
Combarro has steps and cobbles.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.