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Vigo (Galician:, locally; Spanish: ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the Ria de Vigo, the southernmost of the Rías Baixas.
The Fortress of El Castro is a fortification located in Vigo, Spain built in 1665 by the Spanish Empire in the province of Pontevedra during the Portuguese Restoration War to defend the region from potential attacks by English forces.
Vigo International Airport is an airport (IATA: VGO, ICAO: LEVX) 10 km (6.2 mi) from the centre of Vigo, Spain, and is situated in the municipalities of Redondela, Vigo and Mos. History [ edit ]
The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande (Galician: Batalla de Rande; Spanish: Batalla de Rande), was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession.
Port of Vigo (Galician: Porto de Vigo, Spanish: Puerto de Vigo) is located in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.. Vigo is the base for the big fishing companies which have prominent presence in countries such as Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Australia, Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Chile and Peru, among others.
Vigo railway station, also known as Vigo-Urzáiz, is a railway terminus in Vigo, Spain. It provides high speed train connection through the Atlantic Axis high-speed rail line with main Galician cities as Pontevedra , Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña every hour.