Located east of O Grove y joined to the peninsula by a bridge Built at the beginning of the 20th century, the island of A Toxa It was used for centuries by the residents of O Grove as a grazing place, transporting their livestock in boats, and also as a space for their tareas agricultural.
As a result of the rediscovery in the XNUMXth century of its thermal mud (from which it takes its name A Toxa) and medicinal waters (from which it takes its name louxo) became largely private property to exploit its thermal assets, building the old spa that brought with it a spectacular increase in tourism and the birth of other facilities. Thus, over the years they were surgenerating up to three hotel establishments, a golf course, a casino and a shopping area, among other facilities.
Nowadays, the chapel of San Caralampio is a must-see, covered entirely by scallop shells, or the La Toja Manatiales Museum Store, where the history of the emblematic La Toja soap. If you are traveling with children, you cannot leave the island without going to the legend’s retreat to greet the donkey family who live there, nor should you miss the opportunity to enter the forest to discover the unique Dos Grobits village.
