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Galicia: the Rías Baixas: 3-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 3-day version for July: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 3-day plan · 4-day plan · 5-day plan · best time to go.
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3
days
140 km
distance
4.5 h
driving
20
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~14.8 hours of daylight in July — the plan keeps days inside a realistic window.
- Cíes Islands boats run daily — reserve the free visitor permit ahead — and the rías are warm enough for long albariño lunches over the water.
Day 1 Santiago de Compostela → Pontevedra
- Transit
- 2h32
- Finish
- ~17:00
- Temperature
- 14.4°C–25.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 14.8h
09:00
Explore the grand Romanesque cathedral with diverse facades and towering Baroque entrance.
50 min · Santiago de Compostela · Adult €20, conc €16
open: Daily 07:00-21:00
10:00
Visit this rebuilt Benedictine monastery, now a seminary, museum, and simple hotel.
50 min · Santiago de Compostela
open: M-Th 09:00-20:00, F 09:00-15:00
11:00
Admire Peter Eisenman's modern architecture resembling rolling hills or scallops.
50 min · Santiago de Compostela
open: Daily 07:00-23:00
14:05
Museo Provincial de Pontevedra museo.depo.gal map ↗
Explore Galicia's heritage from prehistory to the 20th century in Edificio Castelao.
50 min · Pontevedra · Free
open: Tu-Sa 10:00-21:00, Su 11:00-14:00
15:05
16:10
Overnight: Pontevedra
e.g. Hotel Madrid · Hotel Avenida
Day 2 Around Pontevedra
- Transit
- 0h36
- Finish
- ~15:55
- Temperature
- 14.4°C–25.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 14.8h
09:00
Santa María a Maior santamarialamayor.org map ↗
Wander through the Gothic cathedral completed in 1559.
50 min · Pontevedra · Free; tower €5
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:05
Santuario de las Apariciones casadelinmaculadocorazon.es
Visit this 16th century mansion, now a convent with a rich spiritual history.
50 min · Pontevedra
14:55
Bar Pitillo search
Savor tasty tapas in a bustling, lively bar.
60 min · Pontevedra
open: M-Sa 09:00-16:00, 19:00-00:00
Day 3 Baiona
- Transit
- 1h24
- Finish
- ~16:45
- Temperature
- 15.0°C–25.7°C
- Rainy days
- ~3
- Daylight
- 14.8h
09:50
Islas Cíes read more
Discover pristine beaches, nature, and marine life on this archipelago.
50 min · Baiona
10:55
11:55
12:55
13:55
14:55
15:45
Refuxio menuyvinos.com
Indulge in mostly tapas and occasional steaks.
60 min · Baiona
open: Daily 12:00-17:00, 20:00-00:30
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