A Toxa Island
Illa da Toxa
A spa resort island beside O Grove, known for a small chapel whose exterior is covered in scallop shells, with thermal hotels and a golf course.
A Toxa Island is connected to O Grove by a bridge. In the 19th century its hot springs were discovered after a legend told of a sick donkey cured by the island's spring water. The island then developed into a high-end spa resort in Galicia. It has a century-old thermal grand hotel, a casino and a pine-forest golf course. The most photogenic sight is the Shell Chapel (St. Caralf Chapel), whose exterior is entirely covered in scallop shells. Across the water, O Grove calls itself the seafood capital and holds a seafood festival in October. You can also take a glass-bottomed boat across the Arousa estuary to see the mussel-farming rafts.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Cambados & Albariño Wineries
- Ons Island
- Combarro
- Pontevedra Old Town
- Cabo Home & Costa da Vela
- Cíes Islands & Rodas Beach
- Museo do Mar de Galicia
- Casco Vello & Rúa da Pescadería