Discover Vigo with Gaiarooms

Gaiarooms takes you to Vigo, a different way to discover urban destinations. We are the hotel chain changing the way people stay in the heart of every city.In Vigo, Gaiarooms offers accommodations designed for modern travelers: Hotel Ipanema. Spaces where art blends with technology, featuring automatic check-in and 24h online reception. You can book directly at gaiarooms.com.Vigo is the largest city in Galicia and one of the most direct gateways to the Atlantic. Here, the port sets the rhythm, industry coexists with beaches, and just minutes away, a landscape of islands and coastal routes begins that feels almost untouched. In this episode, we guide you through a city that doesn’t sell itself as a postcard, but stays with you because of what it reveals when you look closely. We walk through the Casco Vello, with its stone streets and small squares, and climb Monte do Castro to understand Vigo from above, with the ria stretching out and the Cíes Islands on the horizon. We head down toward the port to hear its real energy and stop at Mercado da Pedra, where oysters are opened on the spot with lemon and chilled white wine. We also visit the Museo do Mar de Galicia to place the city’s relationship with the ocean in context. Did you know that the Battle of Rande in 1702 fueled the legend of a sunken treasure for centuries? And that Jules Verne turned that story into literature by setting a scene of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea right here? Along the way, we explore Samil, the city’s most famous beach, and Calle Príncipe, the commercial axis that shows Vigo’s everyday pulse. We explain how Citroën’s arrival in 1958 reshaped the local economy and highlight the Reconquest festival in March, when the historic quarter transforms completely. We close with practical tips: when to visit, how to move around a city built on slopes, and what to plan if you want to visit the Cíes Islands with limited daily access. Press play, share the episode with your travel partner, and discover Vigo with a clear plan that helps you experience what truly matters.