june 2011, 17 / 25


Vigo, photo by Manuel Bóo ©

Vigo is a modern, vibrant, industrial and dynamic town of 300,000 inhabitants. Its cultural life has always promoted avant-garde trends in art, literature, music and design.

vigo

 city

Vigo is situated in the southernmost estuary of the Rías Baixas. This estuary is protected by the Cíes islands, an archipelago of rare beauty, which belongs to the Natural Park of the Atlantic…

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cultural heritage

Our tourist route along the most remarkable archaelogical sites of Vigo starts at the El Castro park, where the ancient village that has now become the city of Vigo was situated. We can then move on…

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natural heritage

Whether in the urban area of Vigo or in its outskirts, you can enjoy both sea and mountain landscapes, as well as vestiges of the historical heritage of the area. You can see, as well, the tracks…

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history of Vigo

The evidences of prehistoric human settlements in the area are rare; however, the first registers seem to date from the Neolithic period. Some other remains, instruments and other tools belonging to previous…

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gastronomy. tourism-trips.

Gastronomy Leaving apart the topic of Galician cooking being essentially simple, mostly based on variegated products of the highest quality, and by no means in need…

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