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The ground behind you: what the walk into Pontesampaio crosses, and where it could have been broken.
Tomorrow from Pontesampaio
Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontevedra | 11.3 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Pontesampaio to Pontevedra |
| Cabaleiro | 16.8 | — No | ✓ Yes | The walk from Pontesampaio to Cabaleiro |
| Poio | 19.7 | — No | ✓ Yes | The walk from Pontesampaio to Poio |
| Combarro | 22.7 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Pontesampaio to Combarro |
| Briallos | 27.7 | ✓ Yes | — No | The walk from Pontesampaio to Briallos |
| Tivó | 30.6 | ✓ Yes | — No | The walk from Pontesampaio to Tivó |
| Armenteira | 31.9 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Pontesampaio to Armenteira |
| Caldas de Reis | 32.5 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
The hotels are along the main road, which is noisy and dangerous — suitable as a last resort but best avoided. After crossing the bridge, take a left on the first street and follow the zigs and zags uphill. The camino provides a welcome break from road traffic between here and O Pobo.
The Battle of Pontesampaio in 1809 was a key engagement of the Peninsular War. Local Galician militia, aided by a force under Pablo Morillo, destroyed the bridge to prevent the French retreat, trapping and defeating a significant portion of Marshal Ney's forces. The bridge has been rebuilt but the battle is commemorated in the town.
After crossing the bridge, take a left turn on the first street. This turn is followed by a series of zigs and zags that take you up and through town at the highest point. The camino takes a welcome break from the road traffic between here and O Pobo.
20. September 2026 - 21:31
For info..the Bar Mesón, beside the Albergue is closed on Mondays. Nothing from here to Pontevedra
12. May 2026 - 20:48
We rented Casa Heros. It is run by O Maison. If you have a small group it would be perfect and right on the corner where the Camino turns off the main road.
25. August 2024 - 18:49
Be careful, on the stone, it’s written 78,940km left and not 74,8
23. August 2024 - 22:21
Great hostel, very clean and well kept! Clean bunks and linens, towel. The host is very kind and helpful! Laundry is 2eu, and there’s a great restaurant (with a discount for hostel guests) and small market next door. Highly recommend!
16. July 2024 - 17:41
Fantastic albergue. Like new. Great beds with sheets, covert and towel. Only 4 by bedrooms. All the facilities. Just new à little food Shop. At 1 min walk you have the cafe/restaurant own by the same family where you have some discount on the food. Great shower, at 5 min from the beach. Just perfect !
1. July 2024 - 17:01
Hotel Las Isles is now charging €55 for a single room through booking.com. Also, they changed my room to a ground floor room to accommodate my bike.
13. May 2024 - 9:08
What a charming hotel! We got a beautiful, very quiet double room with a lake view for 55 eu. The owner was very friendly, gave us a stamp and let us to our laundry free of charge.
19. May 2023 - 16:08
Very nice/ sheets/towels/clean. Excellent accommodations
18. September 2022 - 14:26
Not much in the way of places to get food and drink between here and Casa Fermin in Santa Marta so stock up.
7. September 2022 - 6:29
This Albergue is super. New and spotless. Hosts friendly and helpful. We booked one of the apartments on the top floor. Honestly like a penthouse suite. €80 and can sleep four. Bar at bridge is also a must stop. Food excellent and reasonable.
19. September 2019 - 18:30
Can also really recommend to stay in Pontesampaio and at albergue O Meson. Cute little relaxed village. The albergue is super fresh, clean, nice beds, friendly host!
14. September 2019 - 22:05
The mussels at the bar just as you cross the bridge are great!
23. August 2019 - 18:52
O Meson is a really new, clean place. We actually took the bus here from Pontevedra because everything was full! Highly recommend! As of August 2019, it is 12 Euros
25. May 2019 - 16:55
The new Alburgue is called O Meson and is well signed so easy to find right on the Camino
5. May 2019 - 22:49
For those of you,who are planning to stay in beautiful Arcade few km before Pontevedra,I would like to recommend newly opened albergue. Located few meters(I think 200m) from camino. Very friendly staff,great equipped,with everything we needed. Price was very good for what we get - we did not book in advance. There is a restaurant nearby,where you get breakfast,lunch or dinner with discount. Good food for good price and amazing wine. We were only 2 there as it is opened first few days. I wish them luck and I can trully recommend,we were very satisfied.
18. April 2019 - 15:38
Contrary to the comments that this is noisy, we found Las Islas charming and since our room was on the water - very quiet. Being right on the water it reminded us of our home State of Queensland. This is bit off the track, but I would recommend it for it’s clean room, water view and helpful staff.
30. March 2019 - 20:56
On the north side of the bridge a great spot to watch the world go by and it’s a long way to the next spot
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.
