The name comes, according to the most accepted hypothesis, from the Latin vicus<\/em>. In 1656 its walls and the Castro fortress were built; in 1702 the Battle of Rande was fought in its estuary, and in 1809 the city expelled the French troops on 28 March, a date celebrated by the Reconquista festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Historic ensemble protected as a Bien de Inter\u00e9s Cultural (site of cultural interest).<\/p>\n\n\n\n With walls from 1656, from the top you can see the whole estuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neoclassical collegiate church by Melchor de Prado, from the 1830s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A special bird protection area since 1988, opposite the mouth of the estuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vigo has 294,489 inhabitants (INE, 2025) and covers 109.06 km\u00b2. It is the capital of its comarca, on the south shore of the estuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Reconquista, the Cristo de la Victoria and San Juan are the most popular festivals. The city lives from the sea, and seafood is its culinary hallmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vigo is the end of the A Ramallosa \u2013 Vigo stage of the Portuguese Coastal Route<\/a> and the start of Vigo \u2013 Redondela<\/a>, the last one before joining the Central Route at Redondela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This guide lists 32 places to stay for pilgrims in Vigo, with checked prices, beds and seasons. The public albergues are Albergue de peregrinos de Vigo<\/a> (93 beds, no advance booking), Residencia Xuvenil Altamar<\/a> (96 beds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vigo is right on the limit: it is about 99.3 km to Santiago, and the Pilgrim’s Office requires at least the last 100 km on foot. To avoid any doubt, it is best to start a few kilometres earlier, for example at A Ramallosa or Baiona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About 15.4 km, on the last stage of the Coastal Route’s own.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" History of Vigo The name comes, according to the most accepted hypothesis, from the Latin vicus. In 1656 its walls and the Castro fortress were built; in 1702 the Battle of Rande was fought in its estuary, and in 1809 the city expelled the French troops on 28 March, a date celebrated by the Reconquista […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":44,"parent":793,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-811","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/811\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminosantiagoportugues.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What to see in Vigo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Casco Vello (old town)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Castro fortress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Co-cathedral of Santa Mar\u00eda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
C\u00edes Islands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Population and location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Festivals and food<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Portuguese Camino in Vigo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How many albergues are there in Vigo?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Is Vigo enough to get the Compostela?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How many kilometres is it from Vigo to Redondela?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n