Campelo on the Ría de Pontevedra: Coast, Festivals and Museums

The Senda da Ostreira begins at the pier of Campelo in San Xoán de Poio. At the inner end of the Ría de Pontevedra runs the Litoral Lourido-Campelo coastal stretch. Tambo Island can be seen on the horizon. This coastal stretch passes close to Lourido and Cabeceira beaches. At Camiño do Castro in Campelo, there is a viewpoint overlooking the Ría.

The coastal stretch connects several clearly named local references: the pier as its starting point, the inner end of the Ría, the two beaches of Lourido and Cabeceira, and the view of Tambo Island. The viewpoint at Camiño do Castro adds another fixed point within Campelo to this sequence.

Festivals and Gastronomy

Every year on the first weekend of October, Oktoberfest takes place in Campelo. The festival site is located at Praza da Granxa. Oktoberfest in Campelo offers beer, sausages, live music and activities for children.

The Samaín festival takes place on the weekend before 1 November. In Campelo, it is celebrated at Praza da Granxa and in its surrounding area. A gastronomic event in Poio originated in Campelo in 1988 to promote the Venus clam of the Ría de Pontevedra. The name for this clam is “almeja babosa”.

Oktoberfest and the Samaín festival are two events held on different dates at Praza da Granxa and its surrounding area. The gastronomic event complements these festival traditions with the Venus clam of the Ría de Pontevedra and its name, “almeja babosa”.

Culture

A guided tour of the Lonxa de Campelo explains how the fish market operates. The tour also allows visitors to take part in an auction of fish and seafood.

The Centro Arqueolóxico da Caeira is a museum in the immediate vicinity of Campelo. A formiga no carreiro is also a museum in the immediate vicinity of Campelo. The Xardín de Casto San Pedro is a monument in the immediate vicinity of Campelo. Combarro's Cross is another monument in the immediate vicinity of Campelo.

The cultural attractions in the immediate surroundings therefore include the Centro Arqueolóxico da Caeira, A formiga no carreiro, the Xardín de Casto San Pedro and Combarro's Cross. While the first two are museums in the immediate vicinity of Campelo, the latter two locations are classified there as monuments.

Geographical Location

Panadeira is a beach in the vicinity of Campelo. Lavapanos is a beach in the vicinity of Campelo. Playa del Silgar is also a beach in the vicinity of Campelo. Praia Campelo is a 75-metre-long beach. It is located at the port in the semi-urban surroundings of Campelo. Mirador de A Pastora is a viewpoint in the vicinity of Campelo.

The beaches of Panadeira, Lavapanos and Playa del Silgar are located in the vicinity of Campelo. Praia Campelo differs in its description through its stated length of 75 metres, its location at the port and its semi-urban surroundings. Mirador de A Pastora is another viewpoint in the vicinity of Campelo.

For further local discoveries, Outeiriño, Hervés, Nigoi, O Baixo Miño, Soutomaior, Soutelo, A Penela and A Torre are also available.

For the higher-level travel overview: Pontevedra.