Guidebook for Illa de Arousa

Wim & Maria
Wim & Maria
Guidebook for Illa de Arousa

Food Scene

For a special experience - excellent gastronomic restaurant with several set menus. A real discovery! Budget 40-80 EUR per person.
9 lokale anbefaler
O Loxe Mareiro
56 Rúa Aduana
9 lokale anbefaler
For a special experience - excellent gastronomic restaurant with several set menus. A real discovery! Budget 40-80 EUR per person.
Great Galician fare, especially the rice dishes! Takes some closer looking to find it, but you won't be disappointed.
Alfar. Cocina Tradicional
Great Galician fare, especially the rice dishes! Takes some closer looking to find it, but you won't be disappointed.
Our preferred "furancho": beautiful surroundings, great food, and wine straight from the property
Lagar do raposo
1 Lugar Fondo de Vila
Our preferred "furancho": beautiful surroundings, great food, and wine straight from the property

Sightseeing

"Con" means something like "big rock". It's the highest point on the island, where you'll have superb views of the entire ría.
Rúa Con do Forno
Rúa Con do Forno
"Con" means something like "big rock". It's the highest point on the island, where you'll have superb views of the entire ría.
Beautifully restored pazo
13 lokale anbefaler
Pazo de Rubianes
7 Rúa Pazo
13 lokale anbefaler
Beautifully restored pazo
Boat tours around the islands
Amare Turismo Náutico S.L
Travesía Pombal
Boat tours around the islands
Nice little hidden gem of a waterfall. Take a walk (2 km or so) starting at Caldas de Reis following the river upstream and take a swim in the ponds below the waterfall. Unforgettable!
Fervenza de Segade Caldas
Segade de Arriba
Nice little hidden gem of a waterfall. Take a walk (2 km or so) starting at Caldas de Reis following the river upstream and take a swim in the ponds below the waterfall. Unforgettable!

Essentials

Closest supermarket - there is another one a little further down the road (westward)
Supermercados Froiz
4 Paseo Naval
Closest supermarket - there is another one a little further down the road (westward)
Large supermarket in case you can't find what you're looking for on the island
Eroski
Large supermarket in case you can't find what you're looking for on the island
Great bread here, especially the sourdough bread
A de Patri
Great bread here, especially the sourdough bread
Farmacia Carlos Antonio Casal Sánchez

Entertainment & Activities

Kayaking, snorkeling, bike rentals and a "marisqueo" workshop
Piragüilla
174 Av. da Ponte
Kayaking, snorkeling, bike rentals and a "marisqueo" workshop

Uit eten

Cozy place, great food, good selection of albariños
Aldea
2 Travesía Cruceiro
Cozy place, great food, good selection of albariños
Incredible views (especially sunset). Call on beforehand to reserve a space. See dolphins when you're lucky!
9 lokale anbefaler
Faro Punta Cabalo
Rúa do Faro
9 lokale anbefaler
Incredible views (especially sunset). Call on beforehand to reserve a space. See dolphins when you're lucky!
Best fish in town :)
8 lokale anbefaler
Restaurante A Meca
12 Paseo o Cantiño
8 lokale anbefaler
Best fish in town :)
Best tapas in Vilagarcia, great set menu
6 lokale anbefaler
Doña Tapa
30 Rúa Méndez Núñez
6 lokale anbefaler
Best tapas in Vilagarcia, great set menu
Swordfish!
A Salga
7 Paseo Naval
Swordfish!
Basic café, but they have good breakfast (many options) and coffee
Café Bar Regueiro
Basic café, but they have good breakfast (many options) and coffee

Bezienswaardigheden

Impressive stone carvings, beautil surroundings and excellent museum
7 lokale anbefaler
Parque Arqueolóxico da Arte Rupestre Campo Lameiro
7 lokale anbefaler
Impressive stone carvings, beautil surroundings and excellent museum
Great little museum that brings to life the history of the canning factories in the Ría de Arousa, and especially the one on the island. Great video brings it all to life.
Centro da Interpretación da Conserva
24 R. Palmeira
Great little museum that brings to life the history of the canning factories in the Ría de Arousa, and especially the one on the island. Great video brings it all to life.