Lugo
Lugo is a city in Galicia in northwest Spain, encircled by intact Roman walls, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It's a popular start point for pilgrims on one of the trails to Santiago de Compostela. Wikivoyage
Population 100,143 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Spain
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Roman Walls of Lugo Attraction · 860 m -
Casa dos Mosaicos Museum · 890 m -
Provincial Museum of Lugo Museum · 910 m -
Igrexa de San Pedro Church · 900 m - Centro Arqueolóxico San Roque Museum · 840 m
- Porta da Estación City gate · 580 m
- Porta Falsa City gate · 660 m
- Acueduto Romano Attraction · 700 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Arde Lucus
June
Arde Lucus is three days in mid-June, celebrating the city's Roman roots
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Fiesta of San Froilán
October
Fiesta of San Froilán is held 4-12 October. Froilán (833-904) was born in Lugo and became bishop of León
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Lugo); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.