Fishing village
by micas_pt
In the old part of this city there is a neighborhood called "Bairro de Berbes" where sailors used to live. Undoubtedly, a nice place to start your visit.
This neighbourhood has a slow paced life, different from the one notice in the newest and modern areas of Vigo. Almost the "old" heart of the fishing village, it is somewhat traditional: narrow streets, small modest houses, people on the windows talking to each other and watching passers-by, where everybody seems to know each other. On the other hand, restaurants seem to attract tourists.
WITH VIGO, YOU'LL BE FASCINATED
by AusPinay
"FISHING PORT and MORE"
When we stepped into Vigo's port, there were lots of modern structures that welcome us. However, upon embarking on an early walking tour of the city all on our own, we discovered its many fascinating spots. Just the layout of the city is truly interesting- winding roads, very steep stone staircases leading to much higher roads and walkways! The architectural plan for this town is a step out of a medieval town.
It has its own unique features that show me any street or city scene and I can tell you if it is in Vigo or not! Believe me, the ups and downs leading to more streets and shops, buildings, etc. are just amazing!
Despite the rains (we were walking in the rains literally with our ponchos, umbrella giving us some warmth and protection from the cold. But eventually we forgot the cool breeze blowing hard sometimes and then stopping as if to give us some respite to recover!
We were glad we did the tour on our own as no amount of info from any tour guide will give us a good idea of how uniquely Vigo is an important city that distinguishes itself from many of the mroe famous Spanish cities like Madrid or Barcelona for that matter.
We even found a colony of cats- of all kinds and sizes surviving in one of the abandoned buildings atop one of the many other structures lining the city centre!
Food is lovely here- we sampled the baked goods, especially the giant chocolate eclair-like pastry for 1.50 euros. We got it for Dave as his 50th bday cake.
We also got Spanish chocolate bars which were dearer at 4 Euros each with nuts and palin milk chocolate. We can only guess they were good as we gave our neighbour who kindly took us to the airport for our trip!
workers preparing for May celebs
Facade, Praza de Compostela, Vigo
Castro, Vigo
Praza da Constitucion, Vigo
