If you are coming to see the Christmas lights in Vigo and enjoy the festive mood, choosing a good place to stay if the key to enjoy your trip. The best option is choosing Pontevedra to get a better price, sleep at ease and combine the Christmas revelry with the tranquility and comfort, for a quality rest that will allow you to have the energy for the activities and visits you have planned.
Furthermore, in Pontevedra there are also very good typical food restaurants with a great value for money, as well as activities to complete your getaway to Galicia to watch the Christmas lights in Vigo. Book now your preferred dates in Apartamentos Turísticos Pontevedra.
Why stay in Pontevedra to see the Christmas lights in Vigo?
The turning on of the Christmas lights in Vigo will take place in mid-November. The season lasts several weeks and during this time the attendance of the public, from all over Spain and even from other countries to the city, grows. It’s a spectacle worth seeing, and that is changing every year, becoming more impressive by incorporating new attractions.
For this 2024, you can expect new attractions and exhibits, new giant luminous decorations, more market space and new attractions that have never been seen before, as well as classics such as the now legendary giant luminous snowman. Among the novelties, a new Christmas forest and an exhibition themed on the Harry Potter universe.
Proximity and comfort: why choose Pontevedra to stay to see the Christmas atmosphere of Vigo
If you want to rest in a comfortable and quiet space and charge your batteries to see everything that Vigo has to offer, once the lights are lit, the best option is to leave town.
Choosing Pontevedra is a good decision because of the distance, because it is easy to park if you use a private vehicle, and go and return to Vigo by public transport if you are looking for the convenience of not having to look for parking in an area with so many visitors. This way it will be a more comfortable trip and a more pleasant rest.
Greater availability of accommodation places, at better prices
Last year, more than two million people visited Vigo during the weeks when its thousands of Christmas lights were lit. The availability of accommodation in the city is scarce and prices rise as customers arrive.
Therefore, choosing accommodation in Pontevedra allows you to optimize your budget for the getaway by finding cheaper options. And, in addition, it is easier to find the type of accommodation you are looking for on the dates that suit you.
Daytime and nighttime activities to enjoy in Pontevedra
The Christmas lights in Vigo are lit at dusk. For a few hours you can enjoy them and the atmosphere. But the rest of the day, you have time to do other activities. Staying in Pontevedra allows you to enjoy this time without overcrowding, either in the capital of Pontevedra itself or in its surroundings, in other places of interest in the Rías Baixas.
The city of Pontevedra itself also has Christmas decorations and a familiar, young and pleasant atmosphere in which to have a good time during these dates. The festive activities before and during Christmas multiply with options for all audiences in different parts of the city with events such as musicals, festivals, markets, playgrounds, storytelling and much more.
Where to enjoy traditional Galician food in Pontevedra during the Christmas lights in Vigo season
Visiting the Christmas lights in Vigo is a great excuse to enjoy Galician gastronomy, it being more traditional or modern, with opinions for every budget in restaurants, food houses, bars and taverns, where you can have a tasty snack with local products of first quality.
While in the city of Vigo, the overcrowding makes it difficult to enjoy snacks, lunch or dinner, staying in the city of Pontevedra gives you the possibility to find very interesting options before going to see the Christmas lights in Vigo. There are even good places to enjoy a brunch if you have been watching the Christmas lights late the night before.