Vigo, Spain - Marina, port - super real photo postcard by Balmes c.1950s

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• Picture / Image:  Vigo - "Apartadero deportivo del RC Nautico" - a pleasure boat marina (I think) [Spain]
• Publisher: Edicion Balmes
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  Spain 2pta definitive
• Postmark(s): Vigo 1957
• Sent to:  Shalford near Guildford, Surrey, England
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Vigo (/ˈviːɡoʊ/, Galician: [ˈbiɣo], locally [ˈbiħo, -xo], Spanish: [ˈbiɣo]) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in Galicia, northwest Spain on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the comarca of Vigo and Vigo metropolitan area.

Vigo is the most populous municipality of Galicia, and the 14th in Spain. It is also the most populous Spanish municipality that is not the capital of a province. The municipality has an area of 109.06 km² (42.11 sq mi) and had a population of 292,817 in 2016. The city has a population of 198,537 in 2016.

The city is located in the south-west of Galicia, in the southern part of Vigo Ria, in one of Europe's rainiest areas. In the north-east, it borders the municipality of Redondela, in the east Mos, in the south O Porriño and Gondomar, and in the south-west Nigrán. On the other side of the bay are the municipalities of Cangas and Moaña. They are all part of the southern Galician region called Rías Baixas. Vigo is located just north of the border with Portugal and its nearest larger city is Portugal's second largest city of Porto.

Vigo and its metropolitan area are one of the main economic agents of the region.

Port of Vigo (Galician: Porto de Vigo, Spanish: Puerto de Vigo) located in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain is the biggest fishing port in the world^[1] [2] and one of the busiest in transportation. It is also home of the world's largest fishing company, Pescanova. In 2008, unloaded fish reached 751,971 tonnes.

Vigo is the base for the big fishing companies which have prominent presence in countries such as Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Australia, Argentina, the Falkland Islands, Chile and Peru, among others. Fish is sent all over Spain and abroad to countries like Portugal, Italy, France and other more distant markets including Asia.

In Vigo, important international trade fairs are held, like Conxemar, an annual event dedicated to frozen fish products. The World Fishing Exhibition takes place periodically.