Spain is blessed with a multitude of beautiful seaside resorts, providing the ideal destination for those looking for some rest and relaxation.
Last year saw a staggering 85 million tourists from all around the world visit the country.
One resort increasingly popular with visitors is the vibrant and dynamic city of Vigo in Galicia.
The city offers a perfect blend of rich history, thriving culture and natural beauty.
With its bustling harbour, beautiful beaches and renowned seafood cuisine, Vigo is fast becoming a must-see destination.
However, local authorities have become increasingly frustrated with people relieving themselves on the beaches and in the sea.
As a result, they have introduced a ban on urinating in public, with fines of up to €750 (£622) payable for any breach of the new regulations.
To help motivate a change in the behaviour of beach goers, local officials have installed a wide network of public toilets along the seafront.
Vigo has become famous for its associations with the Jules Verne story Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
In the story, Captain Nemo travels with the Nautilus to Vigo harbour, so as to stock up on gold.
In the Vigo estuary, there are believed to be dozens of sunken galleons loaded with gold from the Americas and treasures that have never been unearthed.
Oysters are a favourite local dish and there are plenty of restaurants serving the speciality, as well as octopus in paprika.
It’s also worth walking through the Casco Vello (the old town), that is filled with Renaissance-era architecture and centred on the fresco-filled, 19th-century Concatedral de Santa María church.
Stone steps lead up Rua Baixada O Forte to a hilltop garden and lookout over the harbour, and cobbled lanes open onto Plaza de la Constitución, framed by grand arcades lined with artisan stores.
A visit to the Cíes Islands is also a must-do. They are part of the Maritime-Terrestrial National Park and are an archipelago of three islands, two connected by a sandy strip called Rodas Beach.
They are a small paradise of crystal-clear waters, with a natural environment that makes them a unique observatory of fauna and flora.
