Lugo

Puerta de San Pedro

The door of San Pedro was known in the Middle Ages with the name of Puerta de Sancti Petri or Puerta Toledana because through it the merchants from Toledo entered the city. Its dimensions are 3.70 meters wide and 4.85 meters high, remaining open until ten o’clock at night, while the others were closed at nine o’clock.

Parque Rosalía de Castro

Very close to the wall is located this beautiful natural space, created in the twentieth century and originally called Alfonso XIII park. Among its provisions there are large gardens, trails, playground, many fountains and a fantastic lagoon with animals. Thanks to its location, in the western part of the park there are fantastic views of the river and a bower.

Muralla Romana de Lugo

The Roman wall of Lugo is the most emblematic and representative monument of the city, being one of the best fortified facilities of all the Roman legion. Such is its historical and patrimonial importance that with the beginning of the 21st century it was declared a World Heritage Site.

La Casa Consistorial

The building that houses the town hall of Lugo was designed by Antonio Ferro Caveiro, one of the most prestigious Galician architects. It was inaugurated in the year 1744 and represents one of the best examples of Galician civil architecture, as it features a large stone decoration based on plates, lugs, drops and scrolls. In 1874 the clock tower was added to the building.

Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro

The parish church of San Pedro housed in ancient times the convent of San Francisco, which, although there is no evidence to ensure who was the one who created it is said to have been founded by St. Francis on his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. However, until the second half of the thirteenth century there are no documents alluding to the existence of a Franciscan convent in the city of Lugo.

Centro de Interpretación del Camino

The Tourist Office of Lugo, which is located in Miño street, houses inside the Interpretation Center of the Camino de Santiago, a museum that tries to offer visitors information about the history of the eight variants of the Camino de Santiago. Specifically focuses on the disclosure of a more enjoyable and instructive way of the Primitive Way, this being the one that runs through the city of Lugo.

Catedral de Santa María

Lugo Cathedral, which began construction in early 1129, combines a number of architectural styles.

On its exterior you can appreciate the main facade of purely neoclassical style while the opposite facade is of Romanesque style. In the latter can be seen images made in stone of San Froilán, considered the patron saint of the city, and San Cápito, the first priest of Lugo. The upper part of this part of the temple is presided over by the sculpture of Faith with the virile and, on both sides, the four evangelists are located.

Puente Romano

The Roman bridge of the city of Lugo remains standing since the first half of the first century. Its main function was to provide an access point to the city, crossing the Miño river by the current Calzada da Ponte. This road was arranged in the form of a zigzag and reached the Porta Miñá de la Muralla.

Museo Provincial de Lugo

This museum was inaugurated in 1934 on the initiative of the Diputación de Lugo, with the aim of protecting and preserving the cultural heritage of Lugo. At first it was located in the Pazo de San Marcos, hosting a number of archaeological, historical, artistic, etc.. But soon the entire collection had to be moved to the old convent of San Francisco, due to the lack of space and the increase of vestiges of great heritage interest.