Viveiro (Galician pronunciation: [biˈβejɾʊ]; Spanish: Vivero [biˈβeɾo]) is a town and municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.
It has a residential population of over 16,000 (2010 figures), which however triples in the summer months with visitors to the coastal region.
The municipality encompasses the township of Viveiro itself (the main population centre on the Lugo coast), and also the towns of Covas and Celeiro.
Religious buildings include the monastery of the Concepcion, which was founded by María das Alas Pumariño (died 1601), and the chapel of Ecce Homo, also called the chapel of Pity, which Rodrigo Alonso Alfeirán (died 1608) paid for.
[2] Vivero has a great number of cofradías such as the Virgin of the Rosario, the Christ of the Piety, the Seven Last Words and the Holy Cross [es].
In the end of July or in the beginning of August, a music festival called Resurrection Fest, focused on metal, hardcore and punk is held in the city since 2006.