Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Vigo, Spain
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1.8 km
66 m
Experience Vigo in Spain in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in VigoIndividual Sights in VigoSight 1: Museo de Arte Contemporánea de Vigo
The Vigo Museum of Contemporary Art is an art museum in Vigo,, Spain. It displays changing exhibitions of contemporary art, but has no permanent collection.
Sight 2: Teatro Afundación
Garcia Barbon Theatre, also known as Afundacion Vigo Theatre for sponsorship reasons, is a 994-seat performing arts center in Vigo, Spain. Designed by Spanish architect Antonio Palacios, it was built in 1927 on the site formerly occupied by the Rosalia de Castro Theatre, destroyed by fire in 1910.
Sight 3: Dinoseto
O Dinoseto is a dinosaur-shaped shrub that is exhibited in the center of the city of Vigo.
Sight 4: Praza de Compostela
The Alameda da Praza de Compostela is a park-xardín of the city of Vigo, located in the same area, a commercial and service area in the port and city of Vella. It is an urban xardín of formal design, with seasoned trees, sculptures and fountains. It occupies an area of 9,000 square meters.
Sight 5: Homenaje a José Martí
José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature. He was very politically active and is considered an important philosopher and political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence from the Spanish Empire in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence". From adolescence on, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt.
Sight 6: Concatedral de Santa María de Vigo
Co-Cathedral of Santa María, also known as Vigo Co-Cathedral, is a Spanish religious building. It is co-cathedral with Tui Cathedral. The original church was rebuilt in neo-classical style after being burnt down by Francis Drake's soldiers in 1585.
Sight 7: O Sereo
Get Ticket*The Sereo is a sculpture made by the Cambadés sculptor Francisco Leiro that stands in the center of Puerta del Sol, in the center of the city of Vigo, in front of the Simeón Building. The name that the author pulls the work from is Home Peixe.
Sight 8: San Sebastian Castle
Get Ticket*O Castelo de San Sebastián is a fortress of the seventeenth century located in Vigo.
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