Places to see in ( Vigo - Spain )

Vigo is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in Galicia, north-west Spain on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the comarca of Vigo and Vigo metropolitan area.

Vigo is located in the south-west of Galicia, in the southern part of Vigo Ria. In the north-east, Vigo borders the municipality of Redondela, in the east Mos, in the south O Porriño and Gondomar, and in the south-west Nigrán. On the other side of the bay are the municipalities of Cangas and Moaña. They are all part of the southern Galician region called Rias Baixas. Vigo is located just north of the border with Portugal and its nearest larger city is Portugal's second largest city of Porto. Vigo and its metropolitan area are one of the main economic agents of the region.

Vigo is served by Vigo-Peinador Airport with flights to Lisbon, Dublin, Bologna, Paris, Rome, London and several domestic destinations. A ferry service operates between the Port of Vigo and the towns of Cangas and Moaña as well as the Cíes Islands, 15 kilometres away from the city, part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, the only National Park in Galicia. European route E01 goes through the town. This highway goes south through Lisbon and north to the A Coruña area. The A-52 road goes inland, east to Ourense and Madrid from O Porriño. The Autopista AP-9 connect Vigo to Pontevedra, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña and Ferrol.

The Port of Vigo covers a length of more than 20 km and offers more than 9 km of docks. The largest port traffic is general freight, highlighting container traffic, RO-RO of vehicles (the second in Spain in Ro-Ro traffic for new vehicles), natural stone and granite (the first of Spain in granite traffic), wood and preserved food.

Alot to see in ( Vigo - Spain ) such as :

Casco Vello (historic centre)
Porta do Sol, Policarpo Sanz and Alameda area (modern centre)
Príncipe and Urzaiz Streets (commercial area)
Celtic Castro ruins
Castro fortress
Collegiate church of Santa Maria de Vigo
Samil beach
Carril beach
Canido beach
Vao beach
Naturnova Museum: Museum dedicated to environment. Interactive contents.
Museum of the Sea: Museum dedicated to the Sea, and to tinned food and to naval. Important building designed by famous architects Aldo Rossi and Cesar Portela.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Vigo: One of the most important museums of Contemporary Art in Spain.
Museum of Castrelos.
Verbum, Casa das palabras. A museum dedicated to languages and communication. Important building designed by famous architect Cesar Portela.
Pinacoteca de Vigo
Galician Center of Photography
Ethnographic Museum Liste
Pedro Barrié de la Maza Foundation

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