You have come to work and we know that you have little time for fun but:
Enjoy the oysters:
So that you can try the taste of the sea in Vigo, just right and at a reasonable price you must taste the famous oysters from Vigo, which are served on the street by ostreiras who open them for you, on the spot and with great skill, within a typical environment and in perfect harmony with wines such as Albariño Rías Baixas, a young Ribeiro or...
Vigo Seafood Festival
From 27 to 30 August and from 3 to 6 September 2026, Vigo will host a new edition of the Vigo Seafood Festival, a gastronomic event celebrating the richness of Vigo Bay and the city’s maritime tradition.
Over eight days, a large food tent will offer a selection of some of the most...
Taste Vigo’s authentic farm mussel
The mussel is the king of the Vigo estuary. Cultivated with traditional techniques and kept in the hundreds of farms that dot the coast of Vigo, mussels can be prepared dozens of different ways. The Vigo Mussel Festival, that will be held in Castrelos Park, on the 6th of September, is the best way to discover a typical mexilonada (mussel fest). In the words of one of the most universal Galician writers, Álvaro Cunqueiro...
VIGO'S MOST TRADITIONAL URBAN RELIGIOUS CELEBRATION
During the San Roque festivities, every 16th of August, the milagreiro(miracle maker) saint turns the neighbourhood surrounding the San Roque pazo (where they keep its statue) into the largest urban pilgrimage in Vigo. The celebration maintains all the customs of traditional celebrations in the countryside, a romería (religious celebration in honour of a saint)
Every year,...
