"Well, M. Aronnax," replied Captain Nemo, "we are in that Vigo Bay; and it rests with yourself whether you will penetrate its mysteries."
I didn’t know much about Vigo. Truth be told, I still don’t. But here is a short summary of things we learned in the last week.
-The bus journey is long and easy and you go via the major cities in Asturias and Galicia (7.5 – 8 hours).
-You can get a clean comfy room in Hostal Las Cíes for €25 a night.
-Money saved on accommodation is well spent on food.
-The Guardian includes Rodas beach on Islas Cíes in its list of the top ten beaches in the world.
-The Guardian seems to be right (not having been to all of the beaches in the world for comparisons). The sand is smooth and soft, the water crystal clear (and chilly). The only way to get there is by boat, so it’s not too crowded.
-Nudists seem to be exclusively German. There’s a nudist beach there, open to the clothed too. Everyone who sported the bare look seemed to speak German.
-Jules Verne is immortalized on an octo-couch because Vigo is mentioned in 20,000 leagues under the sea.
-Galician food is rather nice.
-Octopus every day is a possible diet.
-You can have a good three course lunch, with wine, bread and coffee, for €8.
-A single cruise ship disgorging its English passengers is pretty obvious.
-We’ll return to this neck of the woods for a couple of reasons; one, the roads are being dug up all over the place, we want to see it when it’s finished; two, a few days camping on the islas Cíes will be a bit special.
Tags: galicia, travel, vigo
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don't know anything about this Vigo ,but the beach sounds wonderful
Camping on an island sounds great but I can't see a camp site boasting showers and toilets or an on site shoppe selling bacon and egg for thee breakfast… Mind you as Sadie said, the beach sounds great