Vigo

Camino Portugues

To end of camino
96.7
Altitude
100

Parc Castrelos

3.80

Vigo

14.50

Redondela

Services
ATM
Yes
Bar
Yes
Bus
Yes
Bus Terminal
Yes
Correos
Yes
Grocery
Yes
Hospital
Yes
Medical Center
Yes
Pharmacy
Yes
Train
Yes

Vigo, du diminutif romain de petit village, ne mérite plus ce nom. C'est aujourd'hui la plus grande ville de Galice, ce qui est un exploit remarquable étant donné qu'elle n'a commencé à connaître une véritable croissance qu'à la fin du 19e siècle. Lorsqu'elle a commencé à se développer, elle l'a fait avec un abandon irréfléchi et est aujourd'hui une sorte de ville désorganisée.

History

Contrairement à de nombreuses villes portuaires du sud, Vigo n'a pas attiré beaucoup d'attention pendant l'Âge des découvertes ; tels sont les courants. Les Vikings y ont pourtant pris goût, tout comme Francis Drake et l'armée française. La ville n'a pas connu beaucoup de paix jusqu'au milieu du XVIIe siècle, lorsque Philippe IV a construit des murs défensifs pour la protéger ; même si, malgré cela, les Britanniques ont réussi à l'occuper pendant une semaine.

Des siècles plus tard, c'est l'Age de la morue qui mettra Vigo sur la carte, suivie encore plus tard par l'industrie lourde.

La ville de Vigo n'a pas connu de paix jusqu'au milieu du XVIIe siècle.

The Road

Le départ de Vigo est une affaire simple. Depuis l'albergue Xunta (ou le port), suis le Ruá Areal jusqu'à un peu plus loin que la gare. Le camino suit la route en montée vers la droite, mais seulement sur une courte distance, car il tourne presque immédiatement à gauche sur la Rúa Garcia Barbón. 2,5 km plus loin, le camino tourne à droite et traverse la grande autopista. Un peu plus loin, il tourne à gauche et suit l'autoroute qui se trouve en haut de la colline sur ta droite ; à ta gauche se trouve l'estuaire et tu es assez haut maintenant pour en avoir une large vue. Lorsque tu t'éloignes finalement de l'eau, tu passes au-dessus de l'autoroute qui passe en tunnel sous toi. À partir de là, le camino reste à l'intérieur des terres, serpentant à travers la colline suburbaine jusqu'à ce qu'il rejoigne le chemin central juste avant d'entrer dans Redondela.

City Map

Comments

All Caminos App User (non vérifié)

I was here July 2024. The sound isolation was really not good, I could here almost everything from the rooms next to me. Also, it was dusty and reall, not clean.

The location is nice, in the center of the city. I decided to stay in this city, because my leg hurt so I was thinking a bigger city should have better supplies when it comes to pharmacies, grocery stores etc.

However, if you prefer locations that are more quiet and peaceful, perhaps you could fond another spot

All Caminos App User (non vérifié)

We (2) got a last minute room here, ~60€ on Booking.com. Lovely clean room, convenient location, had mini fridge which was so nice since we got to start the day with chilled water bottles :)

All Caminos App User (non vérifié)

I booked Hotel Del Mar because I was arriving to Vigo at 10:30pm on the train. Reception was open and easy - but I found bedbugs as soon as I got to the room (luckily for me they were on top of the blankets so I saw them). I turned around and went across the street to Hotel Ciudad de Vigo which luckily had a room for the night. The receptionist upgraded my room for free in sympathy. It’s in a good location and offers breakfast/has a cafe. Nice room.

All Caminos App User (non vérifié)

Went looking for Tapas based on the recommendation from May. Looks like they are renovating or closed for the season.

Grabbed Trió de Tacos next door at Plateros. They have burritos, bowls and Tex-mex. My lunch was 14 euros.

All Caminos App User (non vérifié)

If I leave from Vigo and walk to Santiago is it the requisite 100 km? It seems to be – but only barely and I’m concerned.

All Caminos App User (non vérifié)

Nice place right on the Camino in central Vigo. Lots of liveliness around and many restaurants. The sound of the city is there, but not disturbing.

All Caminos App User (non vérifié)

Smack in the old centre across from the Concatedral Santa Maria de Vigo and located above a small bar is this cute little hostal. Many stairs and small but quaint rooms. Room 304 is on the upper floors and has a small balcony that looks out onto the concatedral and the square. Vibrant, but two double glazed windows keep out the buzz from the plaza below. Private room with tiny adjacent bathroom for €45.

All Caminos App User (non vérifié)

I don’t usually make suggestions but pintxotera is an excellent tapas place in Vigo - best meal I had in Spain!

All Caminos App User (non vérifié)

Three of us got lucky and stayed at the Hotel Santa Baia on the way out of Vigo. Third floor small apartment ( 3 beds) with a magnificent view of the harbour for 85 Euros. We were able to watch children jumping off the lighthouse wall, fishermen going out fish, people sailing and skiing until nightfall then all the twinkling lights on the foreshore across the harbour - just lovely. There’s a small restaurant 30 metres away as well as a supermarket.

Camino de Sant… (non vérifié)

If you are travelling by bicycle, or just want a direct traffic-free exit from cental Vigo head to the Estacion. There is a green way on a former tram line that goes right out to Chappel. It starts behind the station ..look for yellow cycle path or the giant bill board explaining the scheme. Looks pretty new , is hard to understand on Google maps and doesn't appear on the cycle app Kmoot.
Also appreciated the cycle path all the way in to cental Vigo. We didn't want to stay in Vigo so was a great route through.