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The city wall was part of a defensive complex comprising a ditch, wall and an intervallum. Furthermore, it is the only one, anywhere in the three continents that saw Roman domination, to maintain its entire perimeter intact.
The Roman walls of Lugo date from the late 3rd century. They were built with a view to defending the Roman town of Lucus Augusti from the Barbarian menace. The walls formed part of a defensive complex which included a moat, the walls and the intervallum. They enclose an area of around 34.4 hectares and the perimeter is approximately 2,120 metres. The width is some 4.20 metres and the height varies between 8 and 12 metres.
Their plan is quadrangular and the criteria of the layout are unknown to this day, given that they left some important residential areas unprotected, while in other parts pieces of open ground were enclosed by the walls. They were built with a type of mortar made from an earth, gravel and pebble base, cemented with water. Today, they consist of 71 turrets (60 with a circular plan and 11 quadrangular ones) with two storey towers. Access to the walled enclosure is through 10 gateways, of which five were opened after 1853 due to urban growth.
UNESCO considers the Roman Walls of Lugo to be 'a unique and exceptional example of Roman military fortifications'.
Built: III-IV Centuries
Author: Anónimo
Style: Roman Classic
Category: Civil
Type: Wall
Playa de las Catedrales is a must-see location in the province of Lugo. It is an incredible Natural Monument due to the shape and size of its rock formations. Its name comes from the peculiar cavities they present, similar to Gothic arches.
With this guided tour, you will immerse yourself in this stunning coastal landscape of Lugo. You will also discover the history and charm of the beautiful town of Ribadeo and its modernist buildings.
Don’t worry about transportation — from Lugo, we will make the round trip included in the price.
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Playa de las Catedrales is a must-see location in the province of Lugo. It is an incredible Natural Monument due to the shape and size of its rock formations. Its name comes from the peculiar cavities they present, similar to Gothic arches.
With this guided tour, you will immerse yourself in this stunning coastal landscape of Lugo. You will also discover the history and charm of the beautiful town of Ribadeo and its modernist buildings.
Don’t worry about transportation — from Lugo, we will make the round trip included in the price.
Its prolonged construction originated the mixture of styles in its construction.
After undergoing a long series of vicissitudes, the expert Raimundo de Monforte began work which lasted from 1129 to 1273.
It combines several architectonic styles which range from Romanesque to Neoclassical. The ambulatory, the Main Chapel and the chapels in the apses are Gothic, from the 14th century The sacristy, the chapel of Virgen de los Ojos Grandes and the cloister are Baroque. The main façade is Neoclassical. It houses the Diocesan Museum.
It belongs to the Parish of Santiago La Nova. It follows the standards of Compostela baroque, of a central plan, work of Lucas Ferro Caaveiro.
It is located near the Wall, opposite the San Pedro or Toledana Gate; originally, it was situated next to the old Castilla road.
The saint titular of this chapel gave its name to the neighbourhood that formed around it and grew due to the granting of the annual San Froilán fairs in 1754.
Its plan is of a Latin cross, with a sober exterior, covered with a barrel vault and a semi-spherical dome at the crossing.
It was constructed around 1731 and later a beautiful frontal portico with an upper balcony was added.
It belonged to the former hospital of San Juan de Dios. It is located in Ferrol Square, near the Puerta Falsa.
Its origin was a chapel linked to the now-disappeared hospital of San Bertomeu, founded in 1621, which a hundred years later came to be managed by the brothers of San Juan de Dios.
It was built in its current form in 1768 during the times of Bishop Izquierdo. It is covered by a barrel vault with a small central dome.
It has a Baroque façade with the bishop's coat of arms and is crowned by a statue of San Rafael, the medical archangel. The image of San Bertomeu presides over the door, and the façade is flanked by two bell towers.
With the disappearance of the hospital due to a fire in 1878, the chapel soon became the parish church of San Froilán.
It was the church of the Convent of Santiago, founded in the 13th century.
It was reconstructed in the 18th century and was plundered during the Napoleonic invasion. It has been the parish church of Santiago since 1859. It formerly belonged to the Dominican nuns' convent which settled here in 1363, and disappeared with the Disentailment.
It was dedicated to Saint Mary and was called Santa María “A Nova” to distinguish it from the Cathedral, which is also dedicated to the Virgin.
No remains of the original monastic buildings survive. The current church is neoclassical. Later, the temple was modified to align with the general layout of the Rúa de Raíña, and the new façade was built in 1914. The exterior is simple, with the south door standing out from the ensemble. Inside, the view of the dome that crowns it, and an image of Santiago Matamoros, stand out.
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