Live Virtual Walking Tour of Cangas do Morrazo: Fishing Port & Market

Live Virtual Tour: Fishing Village & Market of Cangas do Morrazo

Enjoy a great experience on this walking virtual tour of the Spanish Galician charming fishing village of Cangas do Morrazo with our expert foodie guides, Sean & Tiernan. This live virtual tour will begin with a panoramic view of the wonderful Bay of Vigo from the lighthouse on the fishing port of Cangas do Morrazo. Admire the beautiful scenery, you will be able to see the city of Vigo and the fishing boats coming in and out at the port of Cangas do Morrazo.

After that take a virtual stroll along the port of Cangas do Morrazo, getting a closer look at the fishing boats and the nets that are used to catch the famous Galician octopus, a delicacy of this region in the northwestern part of Spain, Galicia. Visit the local market (Mercado Municipal Praza de Abastos) and get to know the Galician fresh products like the fish and seafood recently caught from the bay of Vigo and locally sourced meats, cheeses, bread, vegetables, etc...

Get to Know Galicia through the Fishing Tradition of Cangas do Morrazo

Admire the fishing culture and traditions of this town walking through its streets. There are numerous fishermen houses (Casas de Patín) still preserved with the old popular architecture typical of the Rías Baixas. Cangas do Morrazo has delicious Galician gastronomy rich in fish and seafood freshly caught from the bay of Vigo, which you will be able to taste once you travel in-person to this captivating small fishing village.

A Village steeped in Legends, Pirate Attacks, and passing of Pilgrims that followed a lost variant of the Portuguese Coastal Way of St. James

Learn about historic Turkish attacks, local folklore & legends, and follow in the footsteps of the curious Pilgrims that crossed over the bay of Vigo by boat to Cangas do Morrazo centuries ago. The Camino de Santiago (St. James way) does not have a route that includes this village, but there are some records of pilgrims taking a variation of the route passing here when walking on the Portuguese Coastal Way of St. James.

Ending the virtual tour in the old quarter of the fishing village in front of the beautiful plateresque-renaissance style church of Santiago de Cangas, an ex-collegiate church built in the 16th century.

The best way to understand the Way of life in Cangas do Morrazo, Galicia, Spain is through its intriguing history, legends, and fishing culture!