O Grove, Galicia Sea food festival

O Grove (El Grove)
O Grove, Galicia where the many of the 11,000 population earn their living from seafood has an annual festival to show off the excellence of the areas shell fish and fish. The Fiesta de Exaltación del Marisco (Seafood Festival) attracts more than 220,000 people every year.

Pontevedra

Galicia

Tourist Office:

Parroquia O Grove (San Martiño) - Lugar O Grove -

Praza de O Corgo, s/n - 36980 O Grove (Pontevedra)
Tel. +34 986731415

Beaches, hot springs and sea products, make O Grove a well-known tourist spot and point of reference throughout Galicia. O Grove, a peninsula located on the entrance of the Arousa estuary.
It occupies an extension of 21 sq km, with two parishes -San Martiño and San Vicente- and a populated island, A Toxa. the sea represents the most valuable treasure of the village of O Grove. Everything circles around the Atlantic, situated on the entrance of the Arousa estuary.
The rich waters that surround O Grove have turned its fishing port into one of the most important of Galicia. Here are collected the best products to be auctioned every day in the fish market. Visitors can stop by the open auction from 5 pm, Mondays to Fridays.

http://www.turismogrove.com/

One of the happiest events in Spain takes place every year on on the coast of Galicia, in October, as O’Grove, celebrates its Fiesta in Honour of Seafood.

During the fiesta, fish and shellfish go on sale at special prices, prepared and served by town locals. The excellent regional produce attracts thousands of people every year, making this event a point of reference, and earning O’Grove its nickname of “seafood paradise”. There is also music, traditional dance, competitions and sporting events, as well as seminars and exhibitions.

Tourist offices in Spain
Grove, O
Oficina Municipal de Turismo de O Grove
Praza de O Corgo, s/n
36980
Grove, O (Pontevedra)

Tel.: +34 986731415
oftur@turismogrove.com

http://www.turismogrove.com

Opening times
From Mar 01 to Dec 31

Tourist offices in Spain
Pontevedra
Oficina de Turismo de Pontevedra

General Gutiérrez Mellado, 1 Bajo
36001
Pontevedra (Pontevedra)
Tel.: +34 986850814
oficina.turismo.pontevedra@xunta.es