Church building
Igrexa vella de San Salvador de Poio
Poio (San Salvador) · Poio · Pontevedra
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Poio is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Pontevedra. Poio is located in the north shore of the Ría de Pontevedra, between Sanxenxo and the provincial capital, Pontevedra. The municipality is adjacent with Meaño, Meis, Pontevedra and Sanxenxo and combines mountain and sea areas. Tambo island, an uninhabited island located in the middle of the Pontevedra estuary, officially belongs to Poio but it is under the control of the Spanish Navy and disembarkment is not allowed.
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Facts
What it is Church
Dedicated to San Salvador
Elevation here ≈ 50 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Campelo, 1.2 km away
Way of St James Camiño Portugués Variante Espiritual, 1.7 km away
People in the municipality 17,426 (2025) · IGE
Getting there by bus
- Ces (Casa Solla)50 m awayIES de Poio-A Barca · IES de Poio-A Barca
- San Salvador Poio (igrexa)51 m awayO Grove E.A.-Pontevedra E.A. · O Grove E.A.-Portonovo-Pontevedra E.A. · Villalonga (gasolineira Outon)-Pontevedra E.A. · O Grove E.A.-Aeroporto Peinador-CUVI · Couso-Pontevedra E.A. · O Grove E.A.-Aeroporto Peinador
- San Salvador Poio (igrexa)124 m awayO Grove E.A.-Pontevedra E.A. · O Grove E.A.-Portonovo-Pontevedra E.A. · Villalonga (gasolineira Outon)-Pontevedra E.A. · O Grove E.A.-Aeroporto Peinador-CUVI · Couso-Pontevedra E.A. · O Grove E.A.-Aeroporto Peinador
Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.
Nearby
Basilica of Santa María la MayorCathedral
Monastery of San Salvador de LérezMonastery
San Xoán de Poio monasteryMonastery
Wall of PontevedraCastle
Fortress and Archbishop's Towers (Pontevedra)Castle
Pazo de Castro MonteagudoPazo (Galician manor)Pazo de los Gago y MontenegroPazo (Galician manor)
Pazo of the Marquises of ArandaPazo (Galician manor)