20/10/2008
Popular areas for Student Accommodation
Torrecedeira St. is a popular place for students. It is near the Faculty of Business Studies and the School of Engineering. Students can study in the School of Engineering library. The library stays open until late during exam time until 3.00 am. During normal school term it closes at 10.00 pm. There are also bookshops and a stationer's and, at least, 2 photocopying shops. Beside the Faculty of Business Studies there is a basketball court. At the end of the street nearest to the centre you will find a sports pavillion.
Several bus routes pass along this street (e.g. C1 Circular which connects Torrecedeira St. with town. This bus passes every 10 minutes. There are ciber cafés too and, of course, bars and places to eat that suit a university student's pocket. There is, at least, one pharmacy on the street and there is another on the square (Plaza de Eugenio Fadrique more commonly known as Plaza de Industria) at the end of the street. Many of the apartment blocks along this street offer fantastic views of Vigo Bay. Nearby in Pi y Margall St. there is a lovely old building called Casa da Xuventude where you can find information about subjects important for young people and students.
There are a wide range of supermarkets in Torrecedeira St. You can find a Froiz at the very beginning of the street (coming down from Paseo de Alfonso St.), Dia and Eroski are 2 other supermarkets which are a bit further down the street and a Familia supermarket is almost at the end of the street, off a side street near the lights, just before the Plaza de Industria.
You can find a Coren Grill there too, next to Rosalia Castro Park where you can buy roast chicken and other take away meals. This premises is also open on Sunday mornings.
Although Torrecedeira St. does not have many boutiques or clothes shops in general it is quite near Plaza de America where there is a large shopping mall with a wide range of shops. On Torrecedeira St. there is also, at least, 1 branch of the Caixanova bank and on Coruña St. which is the street that connects Plaza de Industria with Plaza de America (also known as Traviesas which is not to be confused with Travesia de Vigo which is another street on the other side of town) there is a branch of the BBVA bank. There is a post office on this street too.
We should also mention that Torrecedeira St. is also near the old part of the town (known as "Los Vinos") where there is a zone with restaurants and pubs and a special attraction every Sunday: the Market of the Piedra which offers typical products of other countries and denim clothes at very good prices if you can haggle (bargain). One more thing - it is near the port and you can take a boat to visit Cangas, a town on the other side of Vigo Bay or visit the Cies Islands which has some wonderful beaches or simply to take a trip by boat or finally to enroll on a sailing course.
El Calvario is another popular area for students because there are a lot of shops, bars, restaurants, pharmacies, supermarkets, bookshops and photocopying facilities in the area. Its main street is a pedestrian zone. You can find two libraries: Caixanova Library and Rivera Atienza Library which is open on Sunday morning until noon.Very near there is the EOI (Official School of Languages) which is another interesting facility for students. Next to all of these places there is a pavillion and a swimming-pool that is open until midnight. Calvario has an excellent market which sells fresh produce including fish, meat, fruit and vegetables. Nearby there is a mall which you can go to on foot in just a few minutes. Calvario is a well-served area, you can get to the rest of the city and the beaches (on the other side of the city) by public bus transport system known as Vitrasa. There is a bus stop in front of the main entrance to the Language School. The C6 Circular bus passes every 20 minutes. Calvario is near the airport too and the bus station. There is a post office in the area too.
Barcelona St. is another popular area for students because there is a lot of rented accommodation there too. The street also has a lot of bars, restaurants and several computer chains have shops on this street. There is a hospital, too, called Povisa. The area is quite well served by the public bus system. There is, at least, 1 bus route that connects the street with town and a taxi rank is next to the hopital. Traviesas, also known as Plaza de America is only a few minutes walk from Barcelona St. and Gran Via shopping mall is very accessible on foot, too. There is an excellent photocopying shop called Copyplan nearby on Zamora St. which is parallel with Barcelona St. There is a post office at the top of this street near Plaza de España (the plaza with the horses). This street also has pharmacies and banks. If you want to go the beach you should go to Plaza de America where you can find several bus stops that link the city to local beaches (No. 11, 15, 12 ...) or you can go further to other beaches such as Prado and Patos, well-known for their big waves where people do windsurfing and bodyboard. The trip from Plaza de America takes only 20 minutes. Other beautiful places where you can find more beaches are Panxón, Playa America and Bayona. To go to these you need to take the ATSA coach that does the Vigo-Bayona route. The ATSA bus stops in Plaza de America on the corner of Florida St. which is one of the streets that comes off the Plaza. It passes every 30 minutes.
Another popular area for student accommodation is called Traviesas. It is situated in and around the square called Plaza de America. The main streets in this area are: Avenida de Florida, Fragoso St., Avenida de Castrelos, Camelias St. and Avenida de Castelao. We could describe the latter as one of the lungs of Vigo owing to the leafy trees that extend all along the street. It is a great street for taking a walk or for going for a jog or cycle. This avenue is also near the local beaches: Samil, Corujo (O Vao), Canido. Bus routes on this street go out to the beaches. The best place to get a bus to one of the beaches is, perhaps, in the Plaza de America, itself. You can also find Traviesas Sports Pavillion on Avenida de Castrelos just a few minutes walk from the Plaza de America. A little further down this avenue is Castrelos park where you can find the Quiñones de León Museum. Almost hidden, behind the Museum is a large garden with a fountain and lake where students can read or sit and enjoy peace and quiet, something that can sometimes be a bit in Vigo given the traffic in the city.
Traviesas has very good bus connections with town, with the university and it has all the services that a student might need: library, shopping mall, cinemas in the Gran Vía shopping mall, pharmacies, photocopying facilites (A4, Copyplan, Camelias ..... to name just three), shops and ciber cafés.
Several bus routes pass along this street (e.g. C1 Circular which connects Torrecedeira St. with town. This bus passes every 10 minutes. There are ciber cafés too and, of course, bars and places to eat that suit a university student's pocket. There is, at least, one pharmacy on the street and there is another on the square (Plaza de Eugenio Fadrique more commonly known as Plaza de Industria) at the end of the street. Many of the apartment blocks along this street offer fantastic views of Vigo Bay. Nearby in Pi y Margall St. there is a lovely old building called Casa da Xuventude where you can find information about subjects important for young people and students.
There are a wide range of supermarkets in Torrecedeira St. You can find a Froiz at the very beginning of the street (coming down from Paseo de Alfonso St.), Dia and Eroski are 2 other supermarkets which are a bit further down the street and a Familia supermarket is almost at the end of the street, off a side street near the lights, just before the Plaza de Industria.
You can find a Coren Grill there too, next to Rosalia Castro Park where you can buy roast chicken and other take away meals. This premises is also open on Sunday mornings.
Although Torrecedeira St. does not have many boutiques or clothes shops in general it is quite near Plaza de America where there is a large shopping mall with a wide range of shops. On Torrecedeira St. there is also, at least, 1 branch of the Caixanova bank and on Coruña St. which is the street that connects Plaza de Industria with Plaza de America (also known as Traviesas which is not to be confused with Travesia de Vigo which is another street on the other side of town) there is a branch of the BBVA bank. There is a post office on this street too.
We should also mention that Torrecedeira St. is also near the old part of the town (known as "Los Vinos") where there is a zone with restaurants and pubs and a special attraction every Sunday: the Market of the Piedra which offers typical products of other countries and denim clothes at very good prices if you can haggle (bargain). One more thing - it is near the port and you can take a boat to visit Cangas, a town on the other side of Vigo Bay or visit the Cies Islands which has some wonderful beaches or simply to take a trip by boat or finally to enroll on a sailing course.
El Calvario is another popular area for students because there are a lot of shops, bars, restaurants, pharmacies, supermarkets, bookshops and photocopying facilities in the area. Its main street is a pedestrian zone. You can find two libraries: Caixanova Library and Rivera Atienza Library which is open on Sunday morning until noon.Very near there is the EOI (Official School of Languages) which is another interesting facility for students. Next to all of these places there is a pavillion and a swimming-pool that is open until midnight. Calvario has an excellent market which sells fresh produce including fish, meat, fruit and vegetables. Nearby there is a mall which you can go to on foot in just a few minutes. Calvario is a well-served area, you can get to the rest of the city and the beaches (on the other side of the city) by public bus transport system known as Vitrasa. There is a bus stop in front of the main entrance to the Language School. The C6 Circular bus passes every 20 minutes. Calvario is near the airport too and the bus station. There is a post office in the area too.
Barcelona St. is another popular area for students because there is a lot of rented accommodation there too. The street also has a lot of bars, restaurants and several computer chains have shops on this street. There is a hospital, too, called Povisa. The area is quite well served by the public bus system. There is, at least, 1 bus route that connects the street with town and a taxi rank is next to the hopital. Traviesas, also known as Plaza de America is only a few minutes walk from Barcelona St. and Gran Via shopping mall is very accessible on foot, too. There is an excellent photocopying shop called Copyplan nearby on Zamora St. which is parallel with Barcelona St. There is a post office at the top of this street near Plaza de España (the plaza with the horses). This street also has pharmacies and banks. If you want to go the beach you should go to Plaza de America where you can find several bus stops that link the city to local beaches (No. 11, 15, 12 ...) or you can go further to other beaches such as Prado and Patos, well-known for their big waves where people do windsurfing and bodyboard. The trip from Plaza de America takes only 20 minutes. Other beautiful places where you can find more beaches are Panxón, Playa America and Bayona. To go to these you need to take the ATSA coach that does the Vigo-Bayona route. The ATSA bus stops in Plaza de America on the corner of Florida St. which is one of the streets that comes off the Plaza. It passes every 30 minutes.
Another popular area for student accommodation is called Traviesas. It is situated in and around the square called Plaza de America. The main streets in this area are: Avenida de Florida, Fragoso St., Avenida de Castrelos, Camelias St. and Avenida de Castelao. We could describe the latter as one of the lungs of Vigo owing to the leafy trees that extend all along the street. It is a great street for taking a walk or for going for a jog or cycle. This avenue is also near the local beaches: Samil, Corujo (O Vao), Canido. Bus routes on this street go out to the beaches. The best place to get a bus to one of the beaches is, perhaps, in the Plaza de America, itself. You can also find Traviesas Sports Pavillion on Avenida de Castrelos just a few minutes walk from the Plaza de America. A little further down this avenue is Castrelos park where you can find the Quiñones de León Museum. Almost hidden, behind the Museum is a large garden with a fountain and lake where students can read or sit and enjoy peace and quiet, something that can sometimes be a bit in Vigo given the traffic in the city.
Traviesas has very good bus connections with town, with the university and it has all the services that a student might need: library, shopping mall, cinemas in the Gran Vía shopping mall, pharmacies, photocopying facilites (A4, Copyplan, Camelias ..... to name just three), shops and ciber cafés.
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