The day everyone has been waiting for has arrived. After much uncertainty and waiting, Vigo has finally turned on its Christmas lights, more than 11 million LED lights, mark like this, “the beginning of Christmas in the world”according to the mayor himself. All decorated with an impressive Christmas tree 44 meters high.
The wait at the Puerta del Sol has been maximum since the beginning of the afternoon, given that many people came to the center hours before to get a privileged place at the Porta do Sol, with a Capacity limited to 7,000 people.
Abel Caballero presents the lights.
When access was allowed, many of them ran towards the roped off perimeter to get a prime spot at the most anticipated event of the year in the Olympic city.
🎄🌟Abel Caballero inaugurates “Christmas on the Planet” with the switching on of the lights in Vigo. Without the emblematic countdown from 10 to 0, the Olympic city is lighting the tree this year “in homage to Valencia”. #Christmas #navidadenvigo #vigo pic.twitter.com/AvMI2cnBgz
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In the surrounding area, the city was in turmoil, with Thousands of people gathered to watch the great spectacleunique for miles around. Many of them arrived from different parts of Galicia and had this date marked on the calendar for weeks.
Vigo Christmas.
Others, from neighboring towns like Cangas, who chose to cross to Vigo by the shipping companies which cross the estuary and which have today strengthened their service.
The great protagonist of this event, the Mayor Abel Caballero, He did not keep the Christmas lovers gathered in Vigo waiting and shortly before the clock struck 8 p.m. he came out to greet his devoted audience, who did not hesitate to receive him with joy and applause.
Vigo Christmas start button.
Then, the veteran mayor, with the municipal corporation and the Subdelegate of the Government in Pontevedra, Abel Losada, It is the beginning of one of the periods of the year that makes Vigo even more famous, Christmas.
He did so on this occasion in a solemn manner, first by illuminating the tree in the colors of the Valencian Community and project the message into the structure: “Forza Valencia” while the anthem played of this territory. Subsequently, through an exciting countdown chanted by thousands of people present from 10 a.m. to midnight, the other light elements distributed throughout the streets were lit.
Act of turning on the lights of Vigo.
A light which should not go out before January and for which a massive influx of visitors to the city is expected in the weeks that the Holidays last.
Valencia very present in Vigo.
Likewise, the event could be followed live on the Council’s website and via two giant screens installed on the Urzaiz lamppost and on Rúa Policarpo Sanzthat everyone would enjoy the show.
Audience at the lighting ceremony in Vigo.
However, in addition to the joy that radiated on the faces of the Vigonais this Saturday, the traditional lighting ceremony was less striking than in other years because the Vigo City Hall claims to have its eyes turned towards the people affected by the DANA from Valencia.
“It’s the best Christmas in all of Spain”
Participants in the inauguration of Christmas in Vigo.
In the front row and leaning against the fences were the Vigo Christmas faithful who never miss even a year like Ingred and José Raúl, originally from Honduras but resident in Vigo for seven years.
“Since we are in Galicia, we are always racing to get the best place. It’s the best Christmas in Spain”, They assured, to which they added that spending these special dates in the city “we will not change it for anything”.
