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m Street-by-Street: Lugo

Lugo is the oldest of Galicia’s provincial capitals. A settlement Porta Nova
already existed here 2,000 years ago, and its name is probably This was the main northern
Celtic in origin (Lugh means “God of the Light”). The Romans gate, through which people
would enter and leave the
built a wall here, which today encircles the Old Town. Apart town. The current gate dates
from the fortifications in Ávila, it is the best-preserved old town from 1900; it replaced the
wall in Spain; over the centuries, it enabled the city to be original gate, which had
defended against the Suevi, the Moors and Norman pirates. become unstable.
Nowadays, visitors can walk along the top of the wall, from
where there are good views of the city.

C A R R I L S A N F R O I L A N

C A R R I L D E A M O R M E I L A N

R U A B O L A N O R I B A D E N E I R A R U A S A N M A R C O S
. Museo Provincial
Housed in the former
monastery of San Francisco,
this museum has exhibitions B A L L E S T E R O S
of Celtic and Roman finds
and a collection of sundials. R A M O N Y Y C A J A L
K Q U I R O G A

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N O V A

Porta Miña R U A D O M I N O
One of 10 gates in the town walls,
the Porta Miña is closest to its
original form; also known as
Carmen, it gives access to the
Miño river.
PRAZA
PIOX II

. Cathedral
The imposing Romanesque-Gothic
cathedral, dating from the 12th Bishop’s Palace
century, was modelled on the
cathedral in Santiago de Compostela. Key
It has a Neo-Classical façade and Suggested route
Baroque cloisters.
For hotels and restaurants see p204 and pp216–17

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