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.
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