Social networks have become the protagonists of our day to day. The annual study of social networks of IAB Spain of 2020 ensures that users spend an average of 1 hour and 19 minutes a day in Instagram, being the favorite platform of 16% of the population that uses these platforms.
Take out the mobile to record a stories, in any context and place, it has become almost a reflex action. However, the truth is that there are star locations in which thousands of publications are framed. Of course, the metropolitan area of Vigo is not far behind in this regard. The people of Vigo and the nearby population coincide in many of their favorite places to publish a snapshot in Instagram.
On many occasions, the places chosen to upload content to social networks have something in common, they are usually wonderful landscapes, with views that mute and a great visibility of the sunset -the most favorite photograph-. However, on some occasions the majority locations are located at events or next to some original element of urban furniture.
In Thirty-six, we review some of the favorite places of the people of Vigo to upload a post to Instagram.
The Dinoseto (Vigo)
The Dinoseto was for a long time one of the main attractions of the olive city. Perhaps today the emotion around him has passed slightly -especially after his temporary transfer to the Plaza de Compostela-, however, there were thousands of people who made a selfie next to this bush and raised it to Instagram. In 2019, the actor and comedian Raul Gómez visited Vigo and, of course, immortalized it with a photograph next to the Dinoseto. An image that adds to the thousands with which it already had its location in Instagram.
The port and the pier (Vigo)
The publications of Instagram that are framed in the location of the port and dock of Vigo they can be added by the hundreds. The main protagonists of these snapshots are usually the boats and the sunset, alone or with the occasional posed in the foreground. The nautical area of Vigo is also one of the favorite enclaves of the people of Vigo to take a quiet walk, the ideal time to take a good photo and upload it to social networks.
The Christmas tree (Vigo)
The Christmas lights of Vigo give a lot to talk about year after year, some love them and others do not accept them. Even so, there are many who come to the city of Vigo from other corners of Galicia to see the lights and, of course, take the odd photo. If there is a clear winner, it is the nadir photograph of the Christmas tree from within, there is no person from Vigo who does not have a similar photo. Although not everyone uses the hashtag #lucesvigo, it has almost 2,000 publications, even the City Council of Vigo has the characteristic image of the tree in its account @navidadvigo.
The “best bank in the world” (Redondela)
The famous viewpoint of Campo da Rata, in Redondela, or better known as “the best bank in the world” has been the biggest victim of what some consider “posture” of Instagram. The truth is that it is an idyllic enclave from which you can enjoy stunning views of the Vigo estuary. This place has been liked so much by network users that already has its own location in Instagram, in which the publications are added by thousands. In the summer of 2020, the MolaViajar account – owned by Adrián Rodríguez from Vigo and his partner Gosia Bendrat – did not hesitate to upload a snapshot to their networks from the bank, which already adds up to almost 8,000 likes.
Samil beach (Vigo)
Samil beach is the second Location of Vigo that more publications in Instagram sum. Although hashtags are not used frequently by users, #samil currently has more than 63,500 photographsSome have little to do with the Vigo beach but many are snapshots on the promenade, with the sunset in the background or the occasional perched on the sand. The Paseo de Samil is another of the star places of the people of Vigo to walk and enjoy wonderful views of the sunset, with the Cíes Islands in the background.
O Castro (Vigo)
Another of the locations favorites of the people of Vigo for their photographs of Instagram is O Castro. The fortress of O Castro stands out for being a privileged enclave for its views, something very appealing for lovers of landscape photography. And, a walk through Mount O Castro usually ends with a stories of Vigo from the heights.
Viewpoint of Monteferro (Nigrán)
The Monteferro viewpoint, in Panxón, also has your own location in Instagram with thousands of published photos. From this enclave you can see one of the best views of Vigo, Baiona and Nigrán; for something it is one of the favorite places of the population. The soccer team player Rayo Majadahonda Ángel Bastos, born in Mos, uploaded a snapshot in 2018 enjoying the landscape.
Playa América (Nigrán)
America Beach, in Nigrán, it is not only one of the favorite sandy areas of the population of the metropolitan area of Vigo, but also one of its star publications. The hashtag #playaamerica has more than 10,000 publications. The truth is that those perched on the beaches are among the most viewed on the social network. Its neighboring neighbor, the beach of Panxón, it also has a large number of photographs at your location of Instagram.
La Caracola de Cabo Home (Cangas)
Of course, the well-known conch shell of Cabo Home, in Donón, also has its own Location in Instagram. It could not be less since it is perhaps one of the most repeated photographs on Galician social networks. The hashtag #cabohome has more than 22,000 publications, many of them being this, already very famous, conch. The truth is that this enclave lends itself to photography, the original sculpture of the viewpoint added to the sunset views result in images with an idyllic aura.
O Marisquiño (Vigo)
Although O Marisquiño is not a place as such, it is has its own location in Instagram. It is one of the most massive events in Vigo and, therefore, one of the ones that accumulates the most publications on social networks. The organization’s account has more than 28,000 followers and 1,459 posts. The hashtag # omarisquiño totals 13,107 published photographs, to which should be added the more than 10,000 of # marisquiño and others hashtags own of the organization as #OMRAW.
The Cíes Islands (Vigo)
But if there is a clear winner in the most Instagrammed from the Vigo area, the award is for the Cíes Islands. Instagram is full of accounts dedicated exclusively to uploading photographs of the islands and, as if that were not enough, the hashtag #islascies has 103,119 posts. The Cíes Islands have hundreds of different locations on the social network, each with thousands of publications, in addition to all those that upload private accounts or that have not been marked. Counting the number of publications in the Cíes Islands is impossible, which is why, without a doubt, it has become the most instagramdo of the area of Vigo and surroundings, and it is not for less.
