Discover Campelo: Coast, Trails and Festivals

Explore Campelo through a range of interests: the Ría de Pontevedra and its coastal views, named trails, a guided tour of the fish market and autumn festivals. When planning your trip, it is worth distinguishing between landscape features that can be identified by a place or stretch of coast, and events tied to specific weekends. For the Lonxa de Campelo, you should also arrange the date and time of the tour in advance.

Coast, viewpoint and trails

The Litoral Lourido-Campelo coastal stretch runs along the innermost part of the Ría de Pontevedra. Tambo Island can be seen on the horizon, and the route passes close to Lourido and Cabeceira beaches. The ria, the distant views and two named beaches provide clear points of reference along the stretch. At Camiño do Castro in Campelo, a viewpoint overlooks the ria. This makes it possible to compare a coastal route with its landscape features to a single, specifically named viewpoint.

The Senda da Ostreira starts at the Campelo pier in San Xoán de Poio, giving this route a clearly identified starting point. By contrast, the coastal stretch is defined by the landscape along its route and the beaches and views mentioned there. When planning your routes, you can therefore distinguish between a trail with a named starting point and a coastal stretch with described landscape features.

Autumn festivals in Campelo

The Oktoberfest takes place every year on the first weekend of October at Praza da Granxa. The program includes beer, sausages, live music and activities for children. The Samaín festival takes place on the weekend before November 1 at Praza da Granxa and in the surrounding area. For planning your dates, these are two distinct reference points: the first weekend of October and the weekend before November 1. Both festivals include Praza da Granxa; for Samaín, the surrounding area is also part of the stated event area. If you are planning your trip around one of the festivals, check the dates for that year's edition.

Fish market and culinary connections

A guided tour of the Lonxa de Campelo explains how the fish market operates and gives you the opportunity to attend an auction of fish and seafood. Arrange the date and time in advance. This visit focuses on the market's operations and the auction, while the coastal stretch and viewpoint offer landscape features. A gastronomic event in Poio originated in Campelo in 1988, with the aim of promoting the Venus clam (“almeja babosa”) from the Ría de Pontevedra. This historical connection adds a specific culinary focus to the insight into the fish market.

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