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O Castro Vantage Point

In the tourist season there are boat trips to the Islas Cies. These islands appeal so strongly in other seasons that the trip has to be phenominally good.

Out of season you have to be content with [or rather, all you can get is] a distant view of the islands from the bus between Bayona and Vigo or from the ferry across from Cangas on the north side of the Ria de Vigo to the city of Vigo itself. Given that there is a bus route from Pontevedra to Cangas, it doesn't require the wisdom of Solomon to devise a circular trip.

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Berbés Quarter

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Berbés Quarter, Vigo was born from the sea, round a small fishing village that increasingly spread in direction to the mountain. Today there still remain vestiges of that fishing quarter, with their narrow-fronted houses and arcades in which fish was sold. Also some taverns and the Stone market are retained, where the act of tasting fresh oysters turns into something similar to drinking a sip of the sea.

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O Castro Vantage Point

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O Castro Vantage Point

O Castro Vantage Point, There are several vantage points in the surroundings of mount O Castro. One of them is where the monument in tribute to Rande's galleons is located, from which part of the village, the harbour, the ría of Vigo and the Morrazo coast comes into view. From the vantage point of the monument in memory of the troubadour Martín Códax -who has most excellently sung to Vigo's sea- the western part of the city -Citröen's factory, the ría's mouth, the Cíes islands and Toralla can be contemplated. Some beautiful views of the ría, the city and the harbour can more..

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Porta do Sol

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Porta do Sol

Porta do Sol is the the city’s shopping and historical centre. The opening in 1896 of Elduayen Street (between Porta do Sol and Paseo de Alfonso XII) led to the demolishment of several areas, the rebuilding of middle-class buildings and the division into two parts of the old walled town. Port do Sol is dominated by O Sereo, which is the work of the sculptor Francisco Leiro. On top of two columns there is a cast-iron figure, the representation of an imaginary figure, a hybrid of fish and man, who is looking out to sea.

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Santa María Collegiate Church

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Santa María Collegiate Church

Santa María Collegiate Church, it used to be an ogival temple, which reached the status of collegiate church at the end of the 15th century. About a century later it was burnt down by pirate Drake; it was demolished in 1813. That shrine's tympanum is kept at the Museum of Pontevedra. At the beginning of the 19th century, the architect Melchor de Prado created the current Neoclassical temple. There is kept the image of the Christ of Victory, who interceded so that Vigo's inhabitants could defeat Napoleon troops in 1809. From that moment onwards his image has been taken in more..

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Municipal Museum Quiaones de Lean

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MUNICIPAL MUSEUM QUIÑONES DE LEÓN

This is located within the Quiñones de León Mansion (Castrelos) and is divided into three sections: Archeology, the History of the City, and Art. The first section exhibits those remains that were found in the city, in particular from the excavations at Monte del Castro. The second section contains objects relating to the War of Independence, whereas the third section has an outstanding collection of 20th-c Galician painting, which has recently been added to with works that where donated by the artist Laxeiro. The latter are exhibited in a separate building which bears the more..

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zipcode:	36213
address:	Parque de Castrelos, VIGO
openings:	Winter (October 1st-April 30th) Tuesday-Saturday, 9:00 am-19:00 pmdays and Holidays, 10:00 am-14:00 pm Closed on Mondayummer (May 1st-September 30th) Tuesday-Saturday, 9:00 am-20:00 pm Sundays and Holidays, 10:00 am-14:00 pm Closed on Monday
tel:	Phone Numbers: (986) 295070 - 295075 Fax: (986) 239372

Museo do Mar (Sea Museum)

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Museo do Mar (Sea Museum)

Museo do Mar (Sea Museum), housed in a former slaughterhouse and the ruins of a canning factory. Currently they have an exhibit about the Battle of Rande.

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