Going to a magosto in autumn is an essential gastronomic experience in Vigo. It's the end of the harvest and chestnut season, and formerly neighbours gathered to preserve food for the winter. Now a magosto is an occasion to meet again around a fire, listening to traditional songs and tasting these delicious nuts, which were once essential in our Galician diet. They are currently exported all around the world, prepared as sweets, canned or as flour. But the experience of a popular magosto in Vigo is incomparable...
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 15:55
Monday, October 23, 2023 - 12:39
Have you ever celebrated the Samaín in Vigo? Long before Halloween became popular around the world, the Celts celebrated the Samaín on the night of 31st October; this Celtic festival of the dead celebrated the end of the harvest season. It was a time of plenty, dedicated to preparing and storing food for the winter.
This is a night with strong spiritual connotations, when the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead disappears, and houses are decorated with grotesque ornaments to scare...
Saturday, January 7, 2023 - 12:49
It looks like 2023 has brought a little bit of everything and at some incredible prices. Come and find out...
And when you grow tired of wandering around the streets visiting the different open shopping areas, window shopping and making your purchases, you can stop for some afternoon tea or a cup of hot coffee on an outdoor terrace, or snug inside a cafe.
If you are a fan of shopping centres, ours await you packed full of special offers.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 12:45
No doubt about it, Vigo is your best choice for enjoying the last long weekend of the year in Galicia’s most cosmopolitan city. We’ve prepared a schedule full of emotions so that this escape to the heart of the Rias Baixas will be unforgettable.
FOR SHOPAHOLICS: Catch up with your Christmas shopping. Vigo adapts to suit your pocket: from large shopping malls and exclusive...