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  • filter_dramaUnderstand
    Baiona is a small town in the south part of Vigo Ría. It is a very tourist place, during the summer season its population is multiplied by 3.
    • History

      Baiona has had many names in its history: Stuciana, Abóriga, Balcagia, and Erizana.

      Baiona was the first place in Europe to hear the news about the discovery of America. On March, 1st in 1493 Caravel La Pinta arrived in Baiona commanded by Martín Alonso Pinzón. This caravel was part of first Columbus' voyage to America.

  • filter_dramaGet in
    • By plane

      The closest airport is [wiki=a2f4478ac5dd3d0f647615eeefc6fc4f]Vigo[/wiki] airport (30km). Other options are [wiki=0a2cc9fa440e3f211b9bb115957ae8da]Santiago de Compostela[/wiki] (129km) or [wiki=8493f398f200c8dffe60d46439dd3360]Porto[/wiki] in Portugal (160km).

    • By train

      The closest train station is in [wiki=a2f4478ac5dd3d0f647615eeefc6fc4f]Vigo[/wiki]. Then you will need a bus to get Baiona.

    • By bus

      There are buses every 30 minutes from [wiki=a2f4478ac5dd3d0f647615eeefc6fc4f]Vigo[/wiki] on weekdays. On Saturdays and Sundays there are buses every hour. The company providing this service is called ATSA and the buses are blue.

    • By car

      AP-57 motorway ends in Baiona. It is connected to AP-9 from [wiki=8836ebffbeb9c1cfed0a41c912329f34]A Coruña[/wiki] and A-52 from [wiki=f8404d73b885beaa10af2fb879340bdb]Ourense[/wiki].

  • filter_dramaGet around
    You can go for a walk along the seafront promenade (paseo marítimo) that will take you less than 1 hour from Paseo Pinzón (on west) to Ladeira beach (on east).

    There is a taxi stand at the port (5 minutes walking from town hall).
  • filter_dramaSee
    There is a replica of Caravel La Pinta with the same size than the real one, it has a small museum inside.

    * The biggest church of Baiona built on 13th century.

    * It is located on a peninsula called Monte Boi. Nowadays it is an expensive hotel of the chain Paradores de España.

    * A nice walk around castle walls.

    * A monument 15 metres tall done by Antonio Palacios. A nice viewpoint to see the town and bay.
    • Beaches

      There are six beaches in Baiona:

      * Inside Monterreal Castle premises but with free access.
      * At the beginning of Monte Boi walk. This is a beach with shells fragments instead of sand.
      * At the town entrance coming from [wiki=a2f4478ac5dd3d0f647615eeefc6fc4f]Vigo[/wiki], is the biggest one.
      * In the middle of Monte Boi walk, it is the smallest one. Like A Concheira is a shell beach.
      * In the entrance of Monterreal Castle.
      * At the beginning of another small peninsula with a small chapel on the top.

  • filter_dramaDo
    Every year the caravel La Pinta arrival is commemorated with a medieval party. A lot of people come to the town and pass the whole day drinking and eating in the streets. It is celebrated in a weekend close to 1st of March.

    * In the summer season enjoy any of the beaches.

    * Go for a walk around Monte Boi peninsula.
  • filter_dramaBuy
    There are a lot of shops opened on Sundays and bank days thinking in the tourists. They are usually quite expensive.
  • filter_dramaEat
    Tapas.
    * Rice with lobster.
    * Seafood. 2 km away from town centre.
    *Very good!
  • filter_dramaDrink
    There are a lot of cafes, specially in Elduayen street where you could enjoy the terrace.
    * Town centre is plenty of pubs that are opened till 3am and two big discotheques that close later: Villa Rosa (located in an old building for the early 20th century) and Basic.
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  • filter_dramaSleep
    Cheap hotel at 5 minutes of town centre.
    * The best hotel of the town in Monterreal Castle
    * Wood bungalows at Ladeira beach.
    * It is located at Serra da Groba.
  • filter_dramaContact
    There is no free wifi in Baiona, but there are several bars and cafes which provides free Internet to their clients.
  • filter_dramaGet out
    During the summer seasons there are boats to Cíes Islands, a natural paradise with nice beaches.
    * 20 km at south of Baiona you can get [wiki=62214601146f7e0b5bc095fb5a9042b8]A Guarda[/wiki] through a beautiful cost road. There you can go to the mountain called Santa Tecla where you can find a celtic fort (castro). From the top of the mountain you can also see the Miño river estuary which separates [wiki=907eba32d950bfab68227fd7ea22999b]Spain[/wiki] and [wiki=ea71b362e3ea9969db085abfccdeb10d]Portugal[/wiki].

    [[WikiPedia:Baiona, Pontevedra]]
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