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    • Getting to Vigo
      • By plane
      • By train
      • By car or bus
      • By boat
      • By foot, bicycle or horseback
      • From Porto
      • From Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña
      • From Madrid
    • Moving about in Vigo
      • Public transportation
      • Campers
      • Renting vehicles
        • Rental cars
        • Renting a bicycle
        • Renting a boat
      • Parking in Vigo
    • Where to sleep in Vigo
      • Hotels
      • Boarding houses
      • Halls of residence
      • Youth hostels
      • Campsites
    • Practical Information
      • 5 MUST-TAKE ITEMS WHEN TRAVELLING TO VIGO
      • 5 RECOMMENDATIONS YOU SHOULD BEAR IN MIND BEFORE GOING TO THE CIES ISLANDS
      • Useful tips
      • Curiosities
      • Small ethnographic dictionary
      • Tourist informacion points
      • Health and emergency services
      • Services for foreigners
      • Telephone numbers of interest
  • Walking in Vigo
    • Urban routes
      • Vigo in 60 minutes
      • Route for cruise passengers
      • The Port in 100 minutes
      • O Castro Mountain in 100 minutes
      • Architecture walks
        • Vigo’s Old Town
        • Seafaring Vigo
        • Stately Vigo
        • Vigo’s past and present
    • Nature Trails
      • Long hiking routes
        • Vigo’s panoramic GR-53 trail
        • As Greas GR-58 Trail
        • Senda del Agua (Water Trail)
        • St. James Way through Vigo
      • Shorter routes
        • Galiñeiro Mountain PR-G1 route
        • Eifonso River PR-G5
        • Alba-Outeiros Mountain PR-G9
        • Senda Azul (Blue Trail)
      • Routes in the Cíes Islands
        • Faro (Lighthouse) Mountain Route
        • A Porta Lighthouse Route
        • Alto del Príncipe Route
        • Agudo Mountain Route
    • Getaways to Vigo
      • Vigo in a day
      • Vigo in two days
      • Vigo in three days
  • Vigo on business
    • Professional fairs
    • Tourism professionals
    • Vigo Convention Bureau
  • Agenda
  • Essentials
    • 10 essential visits
    • 10 essential outdoor plans
    • 10 essential streets
    • 10 essential gastronomic experiences
Concello de Vigo

Navigate Vigo

  • A sea of lifeUrban Tourism
    • The city of Vigo
      • - 10 essential streets
      • - The centre of Vigo
        • · The old town
        • · The Ensanche
      • - Vigo’s Neighbourhoods
    • Shopping in Vigo
      • - Open air commercial areas
      • - Shopping Centres
      • - Craftsmanship
      • - Art Galleries and Antique Shops
      • - Weekly outdoor markets
      • - Street markets
      • - Food markets
    • Vigo's parks
    • Industrial Vigo
      • - Naval Vigo
      • - Vigo, the fishing city
      • - The canning industry
      • - The frozen food industry
      • - Vigo’s motor industry
      • - Innovative Vigo
      • - Vigo on business
        • · Professional fairs
    • University Campus
    • Vigo, A First Division City
  • A sea of natureActive Tourism
    • 10 essential outdoor plans
    • National Park
      • - Cíes Islands
      • - Centro de Interpretación del P N Illas Atlánticas (EN)
    • Forest Parks
    • Vigo's beaches
    • Hiking
    • Cycling
    • Sports in Vigo
      • - Football
      • - Skateboarding & Roller-skating
      • - Swimming
      • - Golf
      • - Running
      • - Tennis, Paddle Tennis and Squash
      • - Horse riding
    • Adventures in Vigo
    • Vigozoo
  • A sea of flavoursCulinary Tourism
    • Gastronomic history
    • Typical products
      • - Fish and seafood
      • - Products of the land
    • Vigo's recipes
    • Dining in Vigo
      • - To eat
      • - For a snack
      • - Take away
      • - Sandwich bar
    • Gastronomic festivals
      • - Fiesta del Mejillón (Mussel Festival)
      • - Fiesta de la Sardina (Sardine Festival)
    • Food markets
    • Gastronomy for the curious
      • - Frequent questions regarding our products
      • - Mini gastronomic dictionary
  • A sea of cultureCultural Tourism
    • Museums and exhibits
    • Music and entertainment in Vigo
      • - Venues for shows and concerts
      • - Venues with live music
      • - Large concerts and festivals
    • Monumental Vigo
      • - Emblematic buildings
        • · Civilian architecture
          • · Pazo de San Roque
          • · Sárdoma’s Medieval Bridge
          • · Instituto Santa Irene
          • · Escuelas Nieto
        • · Religious architecture
      • - Vigo’s monuments
      • - Archaeology in Vigo
    • Literary Vigo
    • Identity and tradition
      • - The Ethnography of Vigo
      • - Folklore: Music and Regional dances
        • · Seráns
        • · Tavern singing contest
        • · Regueifas
        • · Vigo’s traditional dances
      • - Music bands
    • Traditional festivals
      • - Vigo Festival
      • - The Reconquest of Vigo
      • - Mayos festivities
      • - Bouzas festivities
      • - Carmen festivities
      • - San Blas
      • - San Roque
      • - Santa Baia
      • - Santa Ana
    • Vigo’s counterculture
  • A sea for navigationNautical Tourism
    • Marinas
    • Water sports
    • Nautical Trainning
  • A sea of nightsNightlife
    • Vigo's nightlife
      • - Nightlife in the Old Town
      • - Nightlife in Churruca
      • - A night in Areal
      • - Nightlife in Alameda
      • - Nightlife in Samil/Beiramar
    • Special events
      • - Boat parties
      • - Night tours of Vigo
      • - Sunsets in Vigo
    • Traditional nights
      • - The night of San Juan
      • - The night of Samaín
      • - Carnaval
  • The Vigo estuaryCíes Islands
    • Discovering the Vigo estuary
      • - Exploring the estuary
      • - Estuary Marine Station
        • · Shipping Companies
      • - The Vigo estuary coastline
      • - Shipwrecks
        • · The Battle of Rande
        • · Diving in the Vigo estuary
    • Cíes Islands
      • - Illas Atlanticas national park
      • - How to get to Cíes
      • - The Cíes Islands' beaches
      • - Camping in the Cíes Islands
      • - The Cíes Islands by boat
      • - Diving in the Cíes Islands
    • Marine Tourism
      • - Mussel farms
      • - Sailors’ Quarters
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