Lugo (province) - Lugo (Provinz)

The province Lugo lies in the spanish region Galicia. It borders the region Asturias, to the provinces Leon, Ourense, Pontevedra and A Coruña. In the north it borders on the Atlantic ocean

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Lugo is the largest province of Galicia. Its coastline Rías Altas is rugged and has some spectacular sections such as the rock formations Las Catedrales between San Cosme and Ribadeo. The hinterland reaches heights of around 600 m, just enough that the rain clouds regularly get caught and rain down. To the east is the Sierra de los Ancares, it reaches heights of 2000 m. The most important river is the Rio Miño, which leads to the province in the southwest Ourense flows and on its banks the wine-growing area Ribeira Sacra lies.

About 350,000 people live in the province.

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• 43.011666666667-7.55722222222221 Lugo, Capital of the province, approx. 100,000 inhabitants, the city wall dates from the time of the Romans and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 42.516388888889-7.51611111111112 Monforte de Lemos, the second largest city with 20,000 inhabitants, former monastery in the Renaissance style is well worth seeing
• 43.428055555556-7.36277777777783 Mondoñedo, small town in the north of the province on the Camino de Santiago route Camino de Costa, worth seeing listed old town, worth seeing cathedral, former bishop's seat
• 43.537222222222-7.04305555555564 Ribadeo, located at the mouth of the Eo River in the Ría de Ribadeo bay
• 42.730661-7.32659035 Samos is a small town on the Way of St. James, the Benedictine monastery is worth seeing San Xian (San Julian), which was founded in the 7th century.
• 43.2123-7.36626 Viladonga
• 43.648055555556-7.597 Viveiró - coastal town on the Rías Altas with beautiful beaches in the area. The city center is still partially surrounded by the medieval city wall.

Other goals

The Way of St. James leads with its main route Camino Francés through the province of Lugo. Well-known stations on the way to Santiago de Compostela are O Cebreiro (144 km), Sarria (107.5 km), Portomarín (86.5 km) and Palas de Rei (62 km). There are numerous hostels and restaurants along the way.

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• In some places along the coast there are houses known as casa de indianos are designated. They were built by people who had emigrated to America, who became prosperous there, and who built elaborate houses after their return, such as the one Torre dos Morenos in Ribadeo
• In the interior of the country one can still find thatched round houses, called Palloza, so in the village Pedrafita do Cebreiro in the southeast of the province. There are similar houses of the originally Celtic inhabitants in other parts of the country under the name Teito

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