Things to do in Vigo

The gym

The most famous gyms in Vigo are McFit and the Simon Gym, which are located near the centre of Vigo, in Urzaiz Street. Also, if you live far from the centre, you can go to the Florida Gym, located in Avenida de Florida, next to Plaza America.

Depending on the price and the activities you like, the cheapest gym is the Florida Gym, where if you are a student, you have a discount and you pay €20 per month, and if  you aren't, you pay €25 per month. The most expensive gym is McFit. It costs €50. In the midde of the three is the Simon Gym which costs €35.

As for the activities, the 3 gyms have different options. Mcfit is a regular gym where you can find the typical machines like the shoulder press machine, stationary bike, treadmill etc. The Florida gym has some activiites like Zumba, pilates, etc. On the other hand, the Simon gym is only for martial arts like jiu jitsu, boxing, judo, etc.

So, you have 3 great but different options to go to the gym in Vigo depending on the money you have or your favourite gym activities.

The cinema

If you like the cinema, here in Vigo we have 4 cinemas, 2 in the city centre and the other 2 further away. In order of price, from the cheapest to the most expensive:

The cheapest cinema is Via Norte in Via Norte street. It is the oldest cinema in Vigo. It reopened in 2012 but it was open before. Tickets cost €5 everyday except Wednesdays when it costs €3.50. In this cinema there are 5 halls.

Yelmo Cines is in Travesía street. It opened in 2003. Tickets cost approx. €8 but again on Wednesdays, they cost €5. In this cinema, there are 7 halls.

Another cinema in Vigo that was the busiest before the shopping centre Vialia opened is Gran Via Cines in Miradoiro street. Tickets cost the same as in Yelmo Cines but Gran Via is busier than Yelmos Cines because it's inside a shopping centre and some people who go shopping take advantage of this and go to the cinema. 

The most expensive and biggest cinema is Yelmo Cines Premium in the shopping centre, Vialia. Tickets cost approx. €12 everyday except Wednesdays when they cost €6. The cinema has 9 halls with reclining seats, which are more comfortable than the others, and it has children's rooms that have sofas for children and their parents.

Restaurants and Christmas lights

In this article we are going to talk about the restaurants and Christmas lights in Vigo.

Restaurants in Vigo

Some of our best choices to eat with the family and friends here in Vigo are: La Pepita, Cúrcuma, El Puerto or El Asador Soriano. First we will compare La Pepita with Cúrcuma and finally we will compare El Puerto with El Asador Soriano. 

On the one hand 'La Pepita' you can eat a different variety of burgers and salads. The menu has a variety of dishes such as codfish burger, caesar salad, meat burger, vegan burger, smash burger ... whereas Cúrcuma restaurant has more healthy food than that of 'La Pepita'. Here you can eat more vegan food, salads with baked vegetables, moussaka and other dishes that include a variety of vegetables. On the other hand, El Puerto has some delicious fresh fish dishes while El Asador Soriano has more meat dishes. This last one is the most expensive of the four restaurants.

In all the restaurants you need to make a reservation. The best restaurant to make a reservation is La Pepita, because you can do it online or by telephone. We also believe that the option of booking online at La Pepita is much easier than in the rest of the restaurants, because you can choose the hour that you prefer.

Remember that if you go by car, you need to arrive with enough time to park because Cúrcuma, La Pepita and El Puerto are located in the centre of Vigo, so it's difficult to find a good place to park.

The Christmas lights

Now we are going to talk about the Christmas lights, some of the different places that you can visit here in Vigo.

By far the nicest place to see the Christmas lights is the Principle street because the whole street is full of lights and you can see the Christmas tree at the end of the street. Also, we recommend taking a walk through the Policarpo Sanz street, because we believe this street is almost as bright and beautiful as the Principle street.

If you feel tired and hungry you can take a break and go to the Alameda street, because there is a big marketplace full of stalls, where you can eat a different variety of food, while strolling around the square. The giant wheel is also in this area so you could also go on a ride and enjoy the sunset and beautiful views of Vigo.

You can get on the double-decker tourist bus that will take you to the Castro, a park in the centroand from there you can take a mini tourist train that will tke you to other quieter places of Vigo such as Castrelos park or the Traviesas zona with less lighting and fewer crowds.