Galicia is located in northwestern Spain and Vigo is located in southwestern Galicia. The flags of Spain, Galicia, and Vigo each contain two colors - Spain is red and yellow, Galicia is white and bright blue, and Vigo is red and white. The document then discusses traditional Galician games like futbolin, the Cíes Islands located off the coast of Vigo which contain beautiful beaches, typical Galician and Spanish foods like octopus, ham, and paella, desserts like filloas and Santiago cake, and monuments in Vigo symbolizing the city like El Sireno, the mermaid sculpture, and the anthem of Galicia called "Os Pinos

2. Situation.
Galicia is located
in northwestern
Spain and Vigo is
placed in southwestern Galicia.

3. The flag.
The Spain’s flag is composed by two colours:
red and yellow. Galicia’s flag is composed by
two colours: white and bright blue. Vigo’s flag is
composed by two colours, red and white.
On the centre of Galicia’s flag, the most
important element is the calix.

5. Our traditional games
The Frog game
The key

6. Futbolin is a very popular game invented by the galician
poet and publicher Alexandre Campos Martínez. To
begin the game we have to placed by hand at the
feet of a figure in the center of the table. The initial
serving side is decided with a coin toss. Players
attempt to use figures mounted on rotating bars to
kick the ball into the opposing goal. Each team of 1
or 2 human players controls 4 rows of foos men.

7. The Cíes Islands
The Cíes archipelago is located just off Vigo’s estuary (Ría
de Vigo) in the province of Pontevedra. There are three main
islands and other smaller ones. The main islands from north to
south are: “Monteagudo o Norte, “Isla del Medio o de Faro”
and “Isla del Sur o San Martiño”.
In the year 2007 the British
newspaper The Guardian chose
the beach of Rodas as the "most
beautiful beach in the world".

8. The islands were declared a protected ”Natural Park” in
1980 and since 2002 are part of the “Atlantic Islands
National Park”
Since 1992 underwater fishing
area.
is forbidden in this

9. Typical Spanish food
Galician Stew
Paella
Calluses
Ham
Octopus

10. Typical desserts
Santiago’s cake
Filloas
Twisted roll of kings

12. El Sireno:
(The Mermaid)
“El Sireno” is raised upon two black
granite columns.From its 13 feet
high it overlooks the sea. This is the
first European sculpture made of
stainless steel. The monument,
controversial at first, became the
symbol of the city-

13. Monumento a Europa:
(Monument to Europe)
It symbolizes the mythical rape of Europe.
Seven feet high and 1,500 kilos.
El Nadador:
(The Swimmer)
The monument consists of a set of two
large sculptures. The first one and larger
shows the torso of a swimmer

14. Anthem.
The lyric of the Anthem of Galicia was written by
Eduardo Pondal, a Galician poet.
The name of the anthem is “Os Pinos” and the
music is by Pascual Veiga.