Vigo’s most traditional urban religious celebration
During the San Roque festivities, every 16th of August, the milagreiro(miracle maker) saint turns the neighbourhood surrounding the San Roque pazo (where they keep its statue) into the largest urban pilgrimage in Vigo. The celebration maintains all the customs of traditional celebrations in the countryside, a romería (religious celebration in honour of a saint)
Every year, thousands of...
Do you usually take your skate or bike everywhere? Are you a break dance machine? Then you cannot miss going to the biggest urban sport festival in northern Spain: “The marisquiño”.
Come to Vigo from the 8th to 11th August and enjoy an incredible time with your friends, learn new techniques from your urban sport idols and find out the best spots to slide, practise and test your limits. At Monte de O Castro or in Navia...
Bouzas festivities are probably the most famous celebrations of all the neighbourhoods in Vigo due to the spectacular fireworks. They are held from the 18th to the 23rd of July. For five long days, they fill the neighbourhood with food stalls, street bars, children's attractions (and for the not so young) as well as traditional dances.
The festival is in honour of the Christ of the Afflicted and there is a...
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...
