Personalized Star Map of Vigo
42.2406°N, 8.7207°W
Opening onto its majestic ría facing the Cíes Islands, Vigo is Galicia's great maritime city. Beneath its wind-swept Atlantic sky, stars dance above the harbour and the hills of El Castro. Gift a Galician star map — a present as deep and salt-laden as the ocean that cradles it.
Famous Landmarks
Castro Fortress
42.2406°N, 8.7207°W
Mount Castro, an ancient Celtic oppidum inhabited from the 2nd century BC, overlooks the Vigo ría at 147 metres elevation. Its archaeological remains stand alongside a 17th-century fortress built to defend the harbour. The summit offers the finest panoramic view over the ría and the Atlantic.
Cíes Islands
42.2406°N, 8.7207°W
The Cíes Islands, at the mouth of the Vigo ría, have been part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park since 2002. Their white-sand beaches — including Rodas, named the world's most beautiful beach by The Guardian in 2007 — and steep cliffs form a protected natural paradise.
Plaza de la Princesa
42.2406°N, 8.7207°W
Plaza de la Princesa, in the heart of the Casco Vello, is one of Vigo's most emblematic squares. Lined with arcades and typically Galician glass-galleried houses, it hosts the lively cafés and terraces that pace the city's daily life.
Why gift a star map of Vigo?
Gifting a star map of Vigo means taking home a Galician night facing the ocean, where the ría sleeps between the Cíes and El Castro. Under the spirited Atlantic sky and salt-tinged air, every star above Vigo tells of the open sea's strength and the gentle melancholy of Galician morriña.
The sky of Vigo
At 42.24° north latitude on Galicia's Atlantic coast, Vigo benefits from clear marine horizons to the west and south. The Faro Astronómico de Vigo and coastal sites outside the city offer favourable observation nights, taking advantage of clear windows between Atlantic frontal systems.