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Sea, river and mountains.
 Over its 110 square kilometres, Vigo offers nature lovers
the most varied of countryside: mountains and wooded parks,
rivers and reservoirs, the sea of the ria, islands and
dozens of beaches and coves. Wooded forests such as: Coruxo,
Beade, San Andrés de Comesaña, Zamáns, Bembrive, Bandeira,
Saiáns, Alba-Cepudo, Madroa, dos Pozos, Vixiador,... enable
you to get away from the bustle of the city and enjoy nature
just minutes from the centre of the metropolis.
Path of the River Lagares: If you don't want to go far from the city, you can walk
along the river Lagares. If you follow it you will come to
two medieval bridges, and see a multitude of aquatic birds
that use the river to nest, and a wide variety of
autochthonous vegetation. The river passes through the
Castrelos Park and the surroundings of the Balaídos stadium,
from where it flows to its outlet at the Samil beach
Galicia Zoological Park:
Located on the Monte de la Madroa. Vigozoo contains animals
such as: lions, tigers, lynxes, bears, zebras, monkeys,
foxes, wild boars, bisons, eagles, vultures, owls, parrots,
rattlesnakes, cobras, iguanas, lizards, pythons, tortoises,
vipers, scorpions...
More than 40 Beaches and Coves
Vigo boasts more than 40 sandy areas, between its beaches
and coves, with gently flowing waters and fine sand.
The most popular and well-known is Samil beach . It has
swimming pools for children, slides, picnic areas, walkways,
recreation areas, radio-controlled car circuit, a skating
rink and sports tracks. And all kinds of services: Red
Cross, restaurants, deckchairs... probably one of the best
equipped city beaches in Europe.
From Samil, we can go to O Vao , the second largest Vigo
beach, where you can see the blue flag flying and part of
the natural dune system still survives.
Opposite Vigo is the Cíes natural park. Since it is a
natural park and unpopulated, there are some heavenly
beaches to be found, some of which are very small and well
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