Poio is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Pontevedra. Poio is located in the north shore of the Ría de Pontevedra, between Sanxenxo and the provincial capital, Pontevedra. The municipality is adjacent with Meaño, Meis, Pontevedra and Sanxenxo and combines mountain and sea areas. Tambo island, an uninhabited island located in the middle of the Pontevedra estuary, officially belongs to Poio but it is under the control of the Spanish Navy and disembarkment is not allowed.
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Poio is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Pontevedra. Poio is located in the north shore of the Ría de Pontevedra, between Sanxenxo and the provincial capital, Pontevedra. The municipality is adjacent with Meaño, Meis, Pontevedra and Sanxenxo and combines mountain and sea areas.
Tambo island, an uninhabited island located in the middle of the Pontevedra estuary, officially belongs to Poio but it is under the control of the Spanish Navy and disembarkment is not allowed.
Monuments
•Campo da Memoria
•Cruceiro da Fonte de Combarro
•Peto de Ánimas de San Salvador de Poio
•Pazo do Casal
•Cruceiro do Pedaporta
•Petróglifos das Teuxigueiras
•Pazo da Graña
•Mosteiro de San Xoán de Poio
What to visit
•Miradoiro do Campanario
•Hórreos de Combarro
•Miradoiro do Loureiro
•Miradoiro do Cal do Marroco
•Praza Rualeira
•Miradoiro da Tartaruga
•Bosque de Colón
•Hórreo de Poio
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Festivals
October 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- June: San Xoán (22) · Festas San Xoán
- August: Festas San Salvador (5) · Festa do Mar (24)
- September: Festas da Merced
- November: San Martiño (11)
What's on
Street market
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Ruta da Pedra e da Auga (PR-G 170, 6.6 km)
•Ruta do Río San Martiño (PR-G 171, 11 km)
•Camiño Portugués Variante Espiritual
•Ruta do Río Chanca (PR-G 172, 7 km)
•Xunqueira de Alba
•Caminho Português de Santiago (CP)
Services
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Famous people
•Fernando Castro Santos, futbolista español
•Javier Rodríguez Galiano, futbolista español
•Tamara Andrés
Town hall
Gobierno municipal:
Evolución de la deuda viva municipal:
El concepto de deuda viva contempla sólo las deudas con cajas y bancos relativas a créditos financieros, valores de renta fija y préstamos o créditos transferidos a terceros, excluyéndose, por tanto, la deuda comercial. La deuda viva municipal por habitante en 2014 ascendía a 410,86 €.
Organización territorial:
Parroquias que forman parte del municipio:
Town hall of Poio
Gobierno municipal: Evolución de la deuda viva municipal: El concepto de deuda viva contempla sólo las deudas con cajas y bancos relativas a créditos financieros, valores de renta fija y préstamos o créditos transferidos a terceros, excluyéndose, por tanto, la deuda comercial. La deuda viva municipal por habitante en 2014 ascendía a 410,86 €. Organización territorial: Parroquias que forman parte del municipio:
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How to get there
- 🚗 6 km from Pontevedra (about 4 min by car)
- 🚗 29 km from Vigo (about 20 min by car)
- 🚗 133 km from Coruña, A (about 94 min by car)
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- ✈️ 30 km from Vigo airport (about 21 min by car)
- ✈️ 70 km from Santiago de Compostela airport (about 49 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.8 km away
- Where to park · 0.8 km away
- Where to park · 0.8 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Abanca · 1.1 km away
- Banco Santander · 1.1 km away
- BBVA · 3.9 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 2.3 km away
- Área de Servicio A Barca · 4 km away
- Repsol · 4 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 1 km away
- Oficina de Turismo de Combarro · 1.1 km away
- Tourist office · 2.2 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 1.2 km away
- Miradoiro do Loureiro · 1.5 km away
- Miradoiro do Campanario · 2 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Where to swim · 0.6 km away
- Where to swim · 0.7 km away
- Praia do Padrón · 0.8 km away
Buses
5 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Combarro
•San Xoán
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia Ana María Rodríguez Vaamonde — Avenida de Porteliña
•Farmacia Marina Isabel Saburido Mouriño — Rúa Pedro Soto Couselo
•Farmacia Farmacia María Lourdes Lopez Lerma Casas — Camiño Real 1
•Centro de Saúde de Combarro
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Obituaries
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