3 Days route

Day 1. In the morning

If you decide to come to Boiro to enjoy a small three-day vacation, we suggest this getaway with which you can visit our most emblematic places.

When you get to Boiro, the first thing you have to do is go through the streets and squares of the urban center. At the Tourist Office, located in Plaza de Galicia s / n, we provide you with a good map of Boiro so you can get lost among the main streets of the town.

You will find the tourist office in Plaza de Galicia, in the town hall, in the same urban area of the municipality, where you can start your route. Around this are several of the main attractions that we invite you to discover, as is the case of the Parish Church of Santa Baia de Boiro, a typical example of Rural Baroque Art, whose origin dates back to an ancient temple built at the beginning in the Seventeenth Century. This parochial temple knew in the 18th century its enlargement works of greater magnitude. Its Baroque´s Style origins are manifested in stylistic motifs, highlighting the bell tower, inspired by the Clock Tower of the Santiago´s Cathedral.

This church sits next to Camiño Real, or as it is popularly known, Camiño Vello. These were roads of sacramental and commercial type that united Santiago de Compostela with the other localities. At its sides, the population settled forming different villas that still retain the same characteristics: narrow streets, tall houses with balconies and large portals.

Also in one of these streets, the pedestrian, is the Local Market, a unique opportunity for you to know the most ingrained traditions of our locality; our trades and customs. A space that, from Monday to Saturday, opens its doors showing the richness of our land and our sea and giving you the opportunity to mix with our people. Immerse yourself in our local idiosyncrasy by approaching this fertile and bustling commercial space, where you can buy the freshest fish from the estuary, the best meats or the wonderful fruits, vegetables and vegetables grown in the gardens of our municipality.

Except on Sundays, it opens every day in the morning from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from Monday to Friday in the evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Once you leave the urban area, you can choose between two alternatives. The first option is to head towards at the Natural Area of the Coroño River Estuary: an area with 50m² of pine forest with tables and grills, nest of books, a multi-adventure park, training box, healthy circuit and 1480m of running track; an ideal place for entertainment and great scenic beauty.

We also invite you to tour the Fluvial Walk of the Molinos de Ponte Goiáns. The environment of these mills has many possibilities, since it has a recreational area with tables and shade and also offers the possibility of knowing the typical flora and fauna of the river. If you decide to contact with the tourist office, you also have the possibility to see a river mill, the mill of Arriba, Xaime or Casais, and visit the Abaixo or Agro Mill. The mills have a small museum, with explanatory panels and equipment used in the old mills.

The second option is to head towards the coast. If you have always been fascinated by the sea, or if you are curious about the activity and life of the shellfishers, on the urban beaches of the municipality, those of Barraña and Barraña - Saltiño, you will be able to experience it in a close way. On these beaches with Blue Flag and whenever the low tide allows, you can contemplate the hand of these women as the clam, cockle or longueirón is extracted. In addition, a 3 km long promenade runs through these two sandy areas, where you will find an interesting sports and leisure infrastructure: biosaludable park, bike path, soccer and beach volleyball fields, training area, playgrounds and several accessible points.

Day 1. Lunch

Once on the promenade, you can taste, in any of the restaurants that you will find in your way a great variety of fish and seafood from our estuary.

A good number of them offer a wide range of products in their letters at a good price - quality ratio, in which the star dish is the mussel: Mexillón de Galicia, with protected designation of origin (PDO). You can´t leave Boiro without to tasting it. Few foods can be considered as healthy, and tasty as full as our mussel. Stop in any of our bars or restaurants.

Day 1. In the afternoon

In the early afternoon it is recommended to visit “Camellias House", a plot of about 12,000m² of surface, with a house before 1,785, river mill, granary and cruise; And in which its owner waters, prunes and pampers more than 1,500 varieties of trees, shrubs, roses, climbing plants, perennials, annuals, biannuals, rock plants, cacti, succulents ... There is no plant or tree to resist it! It counts, in fact, with plants of the 5 continents of the world, although its specialty, the queen of its garden, is the camellia, the flower of Galicia. In this farm you can appreciate more than 1,000 camellias, 500 of them different.

The maritime promenade of Carragueiros and A Retorta will show you the beauty of these two beaches, which have the distinctive Blue Flag and Q of Quality. Through it you can enjoy of a natural wonder, the Humid Complex and Dunar System of Carragueiros, and travel back in time to the seafaring origins of the village of Cabo de Cruz, thanks to the Senda Litoral de Boiro, a route that forms part of the Network of Blue Trails of Galicia. If the tide is high, it is the right time to take a dip before continuing your journey.

Thus, the fishing village, the fish market and the port of Cabo de Cruz are other of the most emblematic places of our town. This small fishing village holds much of Boiro's history. In its port you will discover that the past and the present coexist just as the buoyant fishing port coexists with the old wharf, which is one of the oldest in the estuary, and in which boats have been moored and searched for that review marine history Of Galicia, as they are the xeiteiras boats, the dornas of stop, the balandros, the galleons, the traíñas or the gamelas, among others. The cultivation of the mussel in this area was perhaps the origin of this town. In their fish market, fishermen, sailors, distributors and fishermen come together to get the best seafood of the day.

Day 1. Dinner

For dinner you can decide on a more informal option, "go for tapas", always accompanied by a good Galician wine with designation of origin. See "Where to eat" in the resource directory.

Day 1. Night

Not experiencing the night in Boiro is unthinkable. Its streets are full of terraces, restaurants, bars, pubs, which open until dawn. Places where you can have a wine and share relaxed conversations with friends, establishments with live activities that will surely make your stay more lively and fun, or even, you can get closer to more modern venues, with diverse musical environments for all ages and tastes.

Day 2. In the morning

During this second day, a good option to get to know Boiro in a relaxed way is a boat trip along the Ría de Arousa, to contemplate the coast from another perspective. From some points such as the Club Náutico Boiro – Marina Cabo de Cruz and the Club Náutico Deportivo de Barraña (in Escarabote), routes are organized for groups that want to know both the Ría and the process of mussel farming.

In your walk along the Ria you can discover the importance of our nautical ports, which are a reference in nautical tourism in the Ría de Arousa and also the beauty of our coves and beaches. You will also have the opportunity to enjoy our villas from the sea; you will contemplate live the hard work of the sailors watching how different fishing gear and gear are used to catch fish and shellfish.

If what you are interested in is the mussel route, you will enjoy a pleasant walk through the estuary while you know firsthand and personally the history and culture of this mollusk. You will visit to mussel areas where you can see the work of professionals in situ, you will know how the life cycle of this bivalve is more complex than it seems: from the time the breeding is collected until it arrives to our table. In this route you can eat mussels with a good wine.

Day 2. In the afternoon

Early in the afternoon we recommend visiting the Archaeological Area of the Castros de Neixón, declared of cultural interest in 2011 and the Archeologic Centre of Barbanza that shelters and keeps in its interior an important part of the recovered remains in the archaeological excavations. The Archaeological Center was the first visitable collection of archaeological and local nature that was created in Galicia. In the Center, through models, panels and reproductions, the context of the most representative archaeological remains of the Barbanza region is explained: from the Neolithic to the Iron Age: tombs and dolmens, rock art and castros.

The interpretation center, which is adapted for people with visual impairment and lower room practicable for people with reduced mobility, is open from Thursday to Sunday, in the morning and in the afternoon.

Back in the urban center, after the obligatory shopping, we suggest that you go to the Fluvial Walk of the Breiro River, a new pedestrian path, almost 1 km long, which connects the town center with the seafront of Barraña and in which you can enjoy a quiet environment, surrounded by numerous vegetation, as well as a peculiar lake. Along its route you will also find a variety of more than 200 riverside trees, up to six types of plants -some aquatic- and a large herbaceous meadow. It has a recreational area equipped with tables and benches in a shaded area, where you can stop and regain strength.

Day 2. Dinner

Going for tapas in Boiro is much more than a tradition; it is part of the culture of its people. Just walk across the pedestrian street at rush hour so you can check it out. Bars and terraces are a meeting place for people from the area, where they chat with friends enjoying a good wine. Although the pedestrian street is the main area of ​​tapas, there are many other bars scattered in the street of Boiro.

The mussel, the clam, the cockle, the octopus, the hake and the sea bream of the estuary make each tasting a unique experience.

Day 2. Night

Boiro offers an amazing cultural program: music, theater, small format concerts, magic, storytelling, etc. They are the usual ones of a varied Cultural Agenda of which you will be able to enjoy all the year.

Day 3. In the morning

Today, you can spend the day discovering the most unknown part of Boiro, its interior. You will visit our mountain range and you will arrive at the seaside, passing through landscapes that will discover our culture and traditions.

You can choose any of our hiking routes, including the Route of the Castle of Vitres, a route that will allow you to leave from the urban center of Boiro, crossing the hills of our parishes, until you reach the top of the Sierra del Barbanza. A route of great scenic beauty and patrimonial wealth. The strategic enclave of the Castelo de Vitres rewards the effort of the ascent with the beautiful views of the Ría de Arousa and the Coroño River Estuary.

You can also opt for the Route of As Mámoas. This necropolis forms a natural transit route that will allow you to cross the interior of the sierra in all directions, following what more than 6,000 years ago was a spiritual route with more than 30 dolmens and mounds (mámoas), highlighting "A Casota do Páramo " and" Arca do Barbanza ". The route does not run along tracks or paths and you can do it on your own or in guided tours that the Barbanza Archaeological Center usually organizes.

Day 3. Lunch

On this occasion we recommend traditional Galician food, which is cooked slowly, simply and with the best raw material. They will serve you in any of our more traditional restaurants. A good “cocido a la gallega”, a tasty “lacón con grelos”, “callos a la gallega” or a good meat "ao caldeiro" will help you recover your strength to continue your journey through the interior of Boiro. See "Where to eat" in the resource directory.

Day 3. In the afternoon

During the last afternoon in Boiro we suggest you go to one of the best preserved natural corners, the “Cadarnoxo Waterfall”, one of the largest in Galicia. For thousands of years, the river pierced the rocks to form the waterfall, as we see it today, in all its splendor. Throughout its fall of more than 30 meters, the water that hits the rocks will awaken your senses. In winter this stream has great flow, so do not get too close if you do not want to get wet. Thanks to the respect of the neighbors for their beauty, this natural enclave remains almost virgin.

The visit to the recreation area of ​​San Ramón de Bealo is also recommended. In this place, every August 31, and for more than 260 years, a pilgrimage dedicated to San Ramón, patron of the parturients, has been celebrated. The party has the declaration of Tourist Interest of Galicia. The esplanade where the pilgrimage is celebrated is a place of celebrations from time immemorial. A few meters from the hermitage of San Ramón are the petroglyphs of Laxe da Serpe and Laxe do Agoeiro. One of these engravings is serpent-shaped, a symbol of fertility thousands of years ago. That is why, every year, dozens of women ask San Ramón a son. If you visit this enclave on August 31, you will see that there is a fusion of Catholic tradition with the spirit of the ancient pagan cults.

Day 3. Dinner

And how could it be otherwise, you can not leave Boiro without trying a good seafood: nécoras, crabs, clams, cockles, mussels, shrimp, lobster ... or the exotic oysters grown in the estuary (only in season). See "Where to eat" in the resource directory.