# Mussel boat, the Chapel of Shells and a thermal club at O Grove and A Toxa

An hour on a catamaran past the mussel rafts with mussels on board, lunch facing the harbour, a walk round A Toxa to the Chapel of Shells and two hours at a thermal club.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/o-grove/itineraries/mussels-on-board-and-thermal-club · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 10:45 · Salida: 30 min by car (via the Salnés road and the A Lanzada isthmus; park free at the harbour)
- 12:00 · Mussel Boat on the Ría de Arousa from O Grove (Cruceros Rías Baixas · 1 h with a stop at a mussel raft · €20, children €10 · book and collect the ticket at the ticket office 20 min beforehand) · Cruceros Rías Baixas, From €20 adult
  - 3 min on foot
- 13:30 · Beiramar Restaurant (opposite the harbour; book a table on its website) · Beiramar Restaurant
  - 15 min on foot
- 16:00 · The Shell Chapel and a Walk Around A Toxa Island (cross the bridge to A Toxa; chapel, donkey sculpture and soap shop)
  - 5 min on foot
- 17:15 · Thermal Club on A Toxa Without Staying at the Hotel (Gran Hotel La Toja · 2 h session · €40 without staying · booking on 986 806 710) · Gran Hotel La Toja Spa and Thermal Club, From €40 adult
- 19:30 · Vuelta (In Pontevedra around 20:10 and in Santiago around 20:40)

A day at O Grove for anyone who wants the sea in three forms: sailing it among the mussel rafts, eating it at the harbour and getting into it, warm, in a spa at A Toxa. Everything is done on foot from the moment you park.

## The day, hour by hour

10:45 · Set off. From Pontevedra, along the Salnés road, you cross the A Lanzada isthmus to enter the peninsula. Park at the harbour, which is free.

12:00 · Mussel boat. An hour on a catamaran with Cruceros Rías Baixas on the Arousa ria: the north coast of A Toxa, Punta Moreiras, the mussel rafts, and steamed mussels with wine or a soft drink on board. €20 for adults and €10 for children aged 3 to 12. Go by the ticket office at Rúa Beiramar 20 or 30 minutes beforehand.

13:30 · Lunch at Beiramar. When you get off the boat, on the same avenue: a family house that has cooked fish and shellfish from the ria since 1980.

16:00 · A Toxa on foot. Cross the bridge to the chapel of San Caralampio, covered in scallop shells since the 1940s and 1950s. Beside it, the sculpture of the donkey that, according to legend, discovered the waters, and the La Toja soap museum shop.

17:15 · Thermal club at the Gran Hotel La Toja. Two hours of sauna, steam, contrast showers and a heated pool with jets, for €40 without staying at the hotel. You must book by phone.

19:30 · Head home.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
Park once at the harbour: the boat, lunch, A Toxa and the spa are all on foot.

### With children
The boat costs €10 for ages 3 to 12. At the Gran Hotel thermal club, under-12s may enter the pool from 12:30 to 17:00: if you go with children, change the order and do the spa after lunch and A Toxa at the end.

## Consejos

### Book both things
The boat on the company's website; the thermal club, by phone.

### Bring swimwear, flip-flops and a cap
For the afternoon at the spa.

## Cuándo no ir

If you go on a summer Friday and hate crowds: it is market day at the harbour and parking is hard.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the day cost?
Boat, €20; thermal club, €40; lunch at the harbour, extra.

### Does it work in winter?
In January and February, switch company: Cruceros do Ulla sails all year, for the same price.

### Can children go?
Yes. Bear in mind the thermal club's children's hours.