Joyas ocultas en Vigo

Vigo's Hidden Art & History

Vigo's landscape is shaped by its ancient roots and maritime history. This collection spans from Neolithic megalithic burial mounds and Iron Age hillforts (castros) with reconstructed stone dwellings to modern urban landmarks. Highlights include original anchors salvaged from the 1702 Battle of Vigo Bay and contemporary sculptures that define the city's central plazas and historical identity.

Anselmo Baptista / CC-BY-SA

O Sereo

A stainless steel sculpture by Francisco Leiro depicting a hybrid human-fish figure, elevated on high granite pillars in the central Puerta del Sol.

Anselmo Baptista / CC-BY-SA

Monumento a los héroes de la Reconquista

This monument commemorates the 1809 uprising when Vigo's citizens became the first to expel Napoleon’s occupying army during the Peninsular War.

Daniel VILLAFRUELA / CC BY-SA 4.0

Galeones de Rande

A monument featuring three original anchors recovered from the sea, salvaged from the 1702 Battle of Vigo Bay where a Spanish treasure fleet was attacked.

Castro del Castro

An excavated Iron Age settlement dating from the 3rd to 1st centuries BC, featuring three reconstructed circular stone dwellings and original defensive walls.