Combarro car parks

Combarro's old town is pedestrianised: its granite streets, cruceiros and hórreos lined up over the estuary are explored on foot. The Poio council (Concello) lists four places to leave the car in the parish of Combarro: Calle Maceira, the As Redeiras promenade, the Combarro Club Náutico car park, which is paid, and the outside of the Chancelas Public School. From any of them you can walk to the old town.

Where they are and how to get there

Combarro is beside the PO-308, the coast road that leaves from Ponte da Barca, in Pontevedra, and continues through Poio towards Sanxenxo, O Grove and A Toxa. If you come by the AP-9 motorway, leave at Pontevedra and continue along the PO-308. The council places Poio less than ten minutes from Pontevedra's train and bus stations, about 30 minutes from Vigo airport and less than an hour from Santiago's.

The As Redeiras promenade is beside the estuary, and the Club Náutico car park is in the harbour, from where the boats leave for Tambo island and the mussel trip on the estuary: if you are going to board, it is the most practical. The council does not publish the number of spaces or the Club Náutico tariff; the other three do not appear as paid. Its website has an interactive map with the location of each car park, which takes you to Google Maps.

When to arrive

In summer, the car parks fill up at midday. Arrive before eleven in the morning or after five in the afternoon, and take the chance to stroll the old town in the low light over the estuary.

Without a car and by motorhome

If you arrive by public transport, the council refers you to the Xunta's Transportes Públicos de Galicia website for up-to-date timetables of the buses that pass through Poio. You can also arrive by sea: Combarro has a fishing harbour and a recently built marina.

For motorhomes, the council indicates the public car park at A Seca, in the parish of San Xoán de Poio, in a recreational area right by the sea. A Seca is also the car park the council points to in San Xoán, the parish of the Poio monastery, about five minutes from Combarro.

Before you go

At the Combarro tourist office, at Carreiro do Campo 17, at the entrance to the old town, they will confirm where to park that day; it is open from April to October, and the rest of the year the Casal de Ferreirós office in San Salvador is open. If you then want to continue through Poio, the Samieira mills trail has parking around the Samieira parish church, according to the council.