Concerts in Castrelos are unique events; if you're lucky and your stay in Vigo coincides with a concert at the Castrelos Auditorium, don’t think twice about attending!
Castrelos is the only open-air auditorium in Vigo and a truly magical place. Located in Castrelos Park, it has a section with 5,000 seats for paying audience and there are also free seats for more than 10,000 people.
The Castrelos Auditorium has hosted Oasis, Metallica,...
San Juan in Vigo is a magical experience. The tradition of celebrating the shortest night of the year goes back long before Christianity, with the celebration of the summer solstice on the night of the 23rd June. Our ancestors feared the sun would not return to its full splendour, so they carried out purifying fire rites at sunset to symbolize the power of the sun and to help it renew its energy.
Vigo celebrates San Juan enthusiastically, around bonfires and performing all kinds of traditional rites...
Have you still not visited the beaches of Vigo? They are one of the city’s biggest attractions. The beaches of the Vigo Estuary will surprise you: they’re not like other unattractive, uncomfortable and very crowded urban beaches. 10 minutes from the centre of Vigo, its beaches have fine white sand, clear waters and for everyone’s liking: family beaches, wild coves, sandy beaches with waves for water sports and nude beaches.
In some areas of Vigo, you can walk from beach to beach along the...
Magical, ancestral rituals are celebrated all over Galicia on the Eve of Saint John, which signals the start of summer and the triumph of the light from the sun. Fire, water and aromatic herbs become good luck charms for the coming harvest. You can enjoy bonfires, sardines on cornbread and red wine in every corner of Vigo.
But first you must climb to the Cíes lighthouse to see the first sunset of summer over the Atlantic and the arrival of the shortest night. The low level of light pollution...
