O Grove account in his story with Notable people in various fields or disciplines. Many of them have been recognized and their names give names to streets and buildings. However, it seems that the passage of time has diluted the memory of these personalities and, for this reason, a route with information has been created. sobre the contributions of these illustrious characters to local history. The route starts from the island of A Toxa and runs through the downtown area of O Grove to finish in the area of ​​O Sineiro.

Our illustrious characters of the XNUMXth century:

• Miguel Gil Casares: doctor of the Grand Hotel of A Toxa at the beginning of the XNUMXth century.
• Jose Riestra Lopez: promoter of tourist activity on the island of A Toxa.
• Jesus Guridi: musician, composed in O Grove part of the zarzuela “La Meiga”
• Ernest Goday: internationally famous painter, favorite son of O Grove.
• Manuel Lueiro Rey: reference Galician writer, adoptive son of O Grove.
• jacobe barral: last mayor of the Republic in O Grove.
• Jaime Solá: journalist and writer, author of the work “Anduriña”.
• Juan Caneda Aguin, “O Chapelo”: neighbour of O Grove, tavern keeper and benefactor.
• Otero Goday Brothers: family of great importance to O Grove.
• Luis Antonio Mestre: writer and philanthropist.
• Jose Botana: businessman, initiator of the craft of shell necklaces.
• Juan Loriga Herrera-Davila: Count of O Grove.

Starting point: Island of A Toxa

1. Miguel Gil Casares. Island of A Toxa
2. Jose Riestra Lopez. Island of A Toxa
3. Jesus Guridi. Rúa Lieutenant Dominguez
4. Ernest Goday. Rua Ernesto Goday
5. Manuel Lueiro Rey. Monte da Vila
6. Xacobe Barral Otero. Rúa Mayor Xacobe Barral
7. Jaime Solá. Rua Jaime Sola
8. Juan Caneda Aguin, “O Chapelo”. Rua do Chapelo
9. Otero Goday brothers. Rua Irmans Otero Goday
10. Luis Antonio Mestre. Rua Luis A. Mestre
11. Jose Botana. Rua Sineiro
12. Juan Loriga Herrera-Davila. Rua Sineiro