Cánovas del Castillo, 24 - 36202 Vigo (Pontevedra) - Spain - Tel.: +34  986 226 700 - Fax: +34  986 437 487

 

The Galicia's largest Human concentration takes place in in this industrial city,born in remote times in a privileged seaside emplacement.

Vigo and the sea are inseparable. In the XVI century it's Berbes port has an important and universal traffic,bein affected by the pirate Drakes forays whicha can be considered the Start of others which have their point of inflection in the battle of Rande and the sinking of the Indias galleons.

New war episodes mark the life of Vigo during the Independance War. In the XIX century it is when the city is county capital during some time. More important has been its industrial and comercial advances which have converted the city in a mainstay of Galicia's economy.

Worth visiting it has the neoclassical collegiate church of Saint Maria, the city centre with its quiet roads and large avenues in a harmonious combination aswell as the Quiñones de Leon Museum with important colections, above all, its paintings. We cannot forget the Castro, Guia and Madroa viewpoints, with splendid views of the estuary and the nearby Cies islands.