A Day In Lugo

A Day In Lugo

Lugo is without doubt one of the essential cities along the Camino Primitivo, the oldest Camino de Santiago route, and a must-see on your visit to Galicia. In case you are walking the Camino Frances from Sarria and making your manner by public transport from Santiago de Compostela Lavacolla airport, you are more likely to change bus at Lugo station the place you will take the bus to Sarria*. In case you are arriving early, we advocate you cease for a number of hours to check out Lugo’s historic centre earlier than you hop on the bus to Sarria. We feel it could be a real shame to overlook it!

These are our prime ideas for an awesome afternoon in Lugo:

FREE FOOD?
If you are arriving round lunch time or you're feeling peckish, Lugo’s Old Town can be a real treat. If Galicia is well known for its tasty meals, Lugo is likely one of the finest places to dig in. We advocate you wander about the Old Town the place providing free pinchos (small little tapas) with each drink is a neighborhood tradition. Every glass will come with a complimentary dish that could be anything from freshly made tortilla to the basic Galician empanada (savoury pie), octopus, stews and other dwelling cooked meals.

This is a favorite pastime and tradition for locals, particularly at weekends. If you're still hungry after your free pinchos, you too can get implausible food at nice costs round this space (and a lot of the city, really), including each day specials and set menus. Head for the streets in and round Praza do Campo akin to Rua do Miño and Rua Nova to expertise the most effective of federacion vecinal lugo’s gastronomy and discover town one ‘pincho’ at a time.

It is also important to note than in most towns and cities in Spain, shops close at lunch time (approximately from 1.30pm to 4.30 or 5pm, to be then reopened once more till late). This will mean the ‘shopping’ parts of town can be quiet while will probably be prime time within the streets with bars and restaurants.

WALK LIKE A ROMAN
Lugo’s most iconic attraction, and rightly so, is its spectacular Roman Wall, a perfectly preserved construction dating back to the 3rd century and wrapping across the Old Town for over 2kms. Lugo’s spectacular UNESCO-listed Roman Wall (Muralla Romana de Lugo) is as much as 7 metres wide and has eighty five towers and 10 gates, together with the Porta Miñá (referring to the River Miño), which is the way out of the town for pilgrims on the Camino Primitivo (the Unique Method).

You'll be able to actually take the steps up the wall and go for a walk alongside the full loop (one other activity favoured by locals). You’ll get an excellent perspective of town and it gives you a chance to get some training done in your Camino, as well as burning all these tasty pinchos.

RELAX
The Main Sq. (Praza Maior) is a good place to chill out and watch the world go by for a while, after your walk. There are various cafes the place you'll be able to take pleasure in some downtime with a cup of coffee before getting ready in your bus to Sarria*. Before you go, however, you must go to Lugo Cathedral in Praza de Santa Maria, just just a few metres away from the Praza Maior. Originally constructed within the 12th century and subsequently a Romanesque building, many other kinds have been added time beyond regulation, therefore its Baroque, Boughthic and Neoclassic elements.

If in case you have a few hours to spare and you have an interest in history we advocate you visit the local museum (Museo Provincial) where you may be able to completely admire the city’s rich heritage and history, significantly from the Roman era. Annually, town celebrates this Roman heritage with a interval competition, Arde Lucus, that transforms Lugo back into its third century metropolis self: Lucus Augusti.

For those spending the evening in Lugo, a go to to the Roman Baths is highly recommended. The baths are immediately part of a hotel-spa complex Lugo Hotel Balneario, so you'll be able to combine both history and pampering. The baths are additionally very shut to a different certainly one of Lugo’s iconic buildings: its Roman Bridge over the River Miño.

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