Places | O Grove - Virtual tour

Chapel of San Caralampio

Why is the chapel covered with scallop shells? You should not leave without knowing that you have on your right the only chapel in the world covered with scallop shells.

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Gran Hotel Balneario of A Toxa

The building that you currently see is not the same as the one in the photograph, however, it is still there.

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The A Toxa soap factory

The A Toxa soap factory: its unexpected origin The building opposite you lies where once was the old soap factory of Illa da Toxa.

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Village of the Grobits

A children's playground in the shape of a goblin village on Monte Central de A Toxa. Legend has it that the Grobits live here, and only children can see them.

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The old hot springs spa

You will be surprised to know that just behind this panel, on the ground, you have a thermal well, and that another one is hidden under the asphalt behind you. And so on at various points around where you are.

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House Tower of Escuredo

Modernist house from the early 20th century in the center of O Grove, recognizable by its square tower and its glazed lantern.

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Necropolis of Adro Vello

Next to O Carreiro beach, this site brings together 18 centuries of history in layers: a Roman salting factory and villa, a Visigothic church, and a large necropolis.

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Salgadeira de Moreiras Museum

In Punta Moreiras, two old salting factories converted into a museum tell how the fishermen and shellfish gatherers of O Grove lived and worked.

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O Con Negro

At the western end of the peninsula, between Punta Aguieira and San Vicente do Mar, the sea has sculpted rocks of surprising shapes: an open-air stone museum.

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Monument to the Shellfishing Family

In Praza do Corgo, next to the port and the fish market, a man, a woman, and a child aboard a 'dorna' pay tribute to the families who make a living from the sea.

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A Siradella

The highest point of the peninsula, about 166 meters above sea level: the best balcony over A Lanzada and the Umia-O Grove natural area.

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Praia da Lanzada

Almost 3 km of white sand open to the Atlantic, between O Grove and Sanxenxo. A beach for surfing, sunset strolls, and legends like the bath of the nine waves.

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Church of San Martiño do Grove

The parish church of O Grove, built on the walls of a Romanesque temple. It preserves a 16th-century arch with the twelve apostles.

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Pedras Negras Path

A 3.2 km wooden walkway by the sea, from the port of Pedras Negras (San Vicente do Mar) to Con Negro. Easy and almost entirely accessible.

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Port and Fish Market of O Grove

The seafaring heart of the town: fishing boats, the fish market where seafood is auctioned, and seaside walks with views of A Toxa.

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A Bodeira Lagoon

The only coastal freshwater lagoon in the province of Pontevedra, separated from the sea by a large dune. A refuge for birds.

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Church of San Vicente do Grove

Parish church of San Vicente, moved in 1770 from O Carreiro beach. A curiosity: its facade faces east.

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Sculpture of the Donkey of A Toxa

A tribute to the donkey that, according to legend, discovered the properties of A Toxa's thermal waters.

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