Self-guided historical route on the island of A Toxa
The history of the buildings that make up this route are linked to each other, forming a historical complex of important heritage relevance. It is made up of the Spa Building, the Gran Hotel Spa, the old soap factory or the only chapel covered with scallop shells that exists in the world. On the island […]
Retirement of the legend
This small enclosed area of mount Xaquín Álvarez Corbacho, right at the entrance of the island of a Toxa, is the home of a family of fariñeiros donkeys. The objective of this venue is to contribute to the preservation of this species while giving up Tribute to the discoverer of the hot springs of the island. Previous Next You may also […]
A Toxa Bridge
Inaugurated in 1910, this 146-meter bridge connects O Grove with the island of A Toxa. It rests on reinforced concrete piers built as palisades following the typical typology of wooden bridges. It is adorned by slender white streetlights, a color also present on the railings. This 35-arch bridge was the first reinforced concrete bridge in […]
Great Hotel
The building that we are currently on the island of A Toxa it is not the same one that appears in old photographs, although in essence it is still present. The Gran Hotel of our days is the work of the Leonese architect Francisco Javier Sanz Martínez. He projected it in the mid-forties of the […]
Colareiras
La shell craft It was born as a way to complement the family economy. In this way, since more than a century many women of O Grove They have been creating jewels based on shells that they have previously collected in the sandbanks. Driven by the tourist boom in the Island of A Toxa, the necklaces were sold mainly on […]
Old spa
You will be surprised to know that just behind this panel, on the floor, you have a thermal well, and that under the asphalt that is behind you is hidden another one. And so at various points around where you are. The most important of them, known as To Burga, is located within the spa itself, due to […]
Grobits village
This small playground located in the mount of the island of A Toxa recreates a fantastic and original world full of magic in which it converges nature, leisure and culture. You will find a different, original and different park that makes it totally unique in the context of Galicia and from Spain. His game philosophy is intended to be an […]