Vigo of the illustrious Free Tour

We begin our tour in the Mercado do Bebés market to learn about the history of Buenaventura Marcó del Pont. His name is one of the most forgotten in Vigo, nobody remembers him anymore, there is not even a street that honours what this Catalan settled in these lands between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries did. He was the one who saw Vigo grow as a city, or rather, he was the one who made it possible thanks to salted fish.

From there we go to Calle Real to the Opañel printing house to look for Rosalía de Castro's imprint in 18th century Vigo. The story of Rosalía is well known to all Galicians, but on this tour I will tell you things that neither the Galicians nor the people of Vigo themselves know. Thanks to this illustrious writer, nowadays we can celebrate a day that becomes a trending topic in social networks Do you know what it is?

On our way to the nautical we are going to know the history of a sculpture that goes unnoticed by Vigueans and visitors, as is Gonzalo de Vigo, great translator and interpreter of the sixteenth century. He is the oldest character that we will visit! Learn the story of this shipwrecked sailor who never returned to Galician lands.

Continuing with the maritime element, we will go to Jules Verne, the great French writer who fell in love with this land of Meigas without even knowing it, and in which he was inspired to create his famous character Captain Nemo.

But, his most important works are located in the city of Cibeles, such as the Palacio de Comunicaciones de Madrid and all the underground stations. Now does this sound more familiar to you?

We finish with a great of the present times, we have already arrived to the 21st century, we will stop just in front of the RC Celta shop to know the history of a man that every time he appears on television creates controversy and polemic, according to the neuromarketing scholars to be able to follow trendic topic in the media and that his songs reach success. Do you know who I am talking about? But what is his relationship with Vigo? Come and find out and FEEL THE EMOTION!