Have you ever heard the exciting story of the English Cable?
In 1873, the Eastern Telegraph Company, the world’s biggest telegraph operator, set up its head office at nº 20 Calle Real, in the very heart of the city’s old quarter.
The security that the city’s port and Ria provided for the cable support frame was one of the main factors that enabled Europe, through Vigo, to find out about news and events of great...
The French writer Jules Verne devoted one of the chapters in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to the Bay of Vigo, which bolstered the legend of the treasure of Rande. The author’s popular character Captain Nemo, thanks to his equally famous submarine the Nautilus, was able to salvage the gold that had been lost underwater during the Battle of Rande and use it to pay for his adventures.
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Our story began with the coming-and-going of the waves in the Estuary of Vigo, which inspired our mediaeval troubadour, Martín Códax, to compose his beautiful songs. But it was Fate who chose that, in 1914, seven centuries after the songs were composed, a bookseller called Pedro Vindel was to find his poems on a scroll used to cover a copy of Cicero’s De Officiis.
Vigo has become a muse for writers all over the world. From Jules Verne to the latest bestsellers by Domingo Villar, including Otero Pedrayo...
Wines with Rías Baixas Denomination of Origin are produced in this area, made from the Albariño grape. This particular variety of grape is small, with a concentrated juice, highly aromatic and fruity, and can be combined with other native varieties, like the treixadura orgodello. These are the best white wines to pair with fish and seafood.
Be sure to try the other four Galician denomination wines in Vigo: Ribeiro, Valdeorras, Ribeira Sacra and Monterrei. You’ll discover traditionally made...
