Vigo
This port with its huge harbour was the departure point for the ill-fated Spanish Armada. The city boasts excellent tapas bars and superb seafood restaurants, together with a wealth of traditional architecture. Vigo on the Galician coast in Northern Spain is the port for visiting Santiago de Campostela, one of the most famous shrines in Christendom, a shrine honoring St. James, the Apostle, whose remains are said to rest there. In the Middle Ages it ranked in importance with Jerusalem and Rome. Many visitors to Santiago de Campostela are surprised to find a late Baroque rather than a medieval church, which is actually an 18th century facade fronting the old church built in 1188. Modern pilgrims continue to make their way to Santiago, mostly crossing from France into Spain via the mountain passes of Roncesvalles or Somport, 500 miles away, and continuing southwest through rugged land and passes into Galicia, following what has become known as the El Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James). In Galicia, the Basque, Catalan and Galician languages are accorded official recognition by the Spanish Government.
General Information
- Ship berths alongside at Transatlantic Pier at Muelle de Trasatlanticos.
- Points of Interest: Playa America seaside resort, the Church of Santiago de Campostela, Hostal de los Reyes, Catolicos, Bayona Real (medieval town) and Castro Castle.
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