I had a lovely morning strolling along the circuit of walls watching banks of fog roll in and then burn off in the early autumn sun. Like, Els I also encountered lots of joggers, and must admit to being a touch envious that they had such a lovely route to run. The walls can at times be quite high, and it was interesting looking down on the everyday life happening around them much as it has done for the close to 2,00 years since their initial building. It reminded me a little of the Roman castle at Portchester where I grew up, but the walls in Lugo were much larger.

I did spend a little bit of time walking around the town itself which was quite pleasant; the cathedral is evidently based on its much grander cousin in Santiago. Lugo was bi-passed by the main pilgrimage route west (Camino Frances) but features on the earlier Camino Pimativo reflecting the towns age. I had intended to stay a night in Lugo however the draw of the Camino was too strong and I headed off comfortable that I had seen all I wanted to in the 2.5 hours I was in the city.

The walls are very impressive, and their age even more so, there are no towns in Europe that are encircled by a set of defences of this vintage, and as such it is well worth its place on the list and worthy of at least one circuit of its walls.

[Rating: Site 5; Experience 4]