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| General Description | is situated on the upper Miño (Galician Minho), in the uplands of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is a town with a long history: there was a Celtic settlement on the site, and the Romans developed it into an important city and military base under the name of Lucus Augusti. Lugo is the only city in the world to be surrounded by completely intact Roman walls, which reach a height of 10 to 15 metres along a 2,117-metre (6,946 ft) circuit ringed with 71 towers. The walk along the top is continuous round the circuit, and features ten gates. These 3rd century walls are protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The bridge over the Minho is essentially of Roman date, though many repairs over the centuries have effaced its Roman character. When the Moors, under their general Muza, attacked the town in 714 they were unable to destroy the walls and had to content themselves with burning the place down. Within a few years, however, it was rebuilt. In the 10th century Lugo was captured by Norman raiders, but after they were driven out the town enjoyed a relatively peaceful existence until the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th century. Lugo is now the center of a beautiful, largely agricultural region. Around the outskirts of the town are rather dreary and unappealing districts of high-rise apartment blocks, but within the old walls Lugo is a lively town which also has many peaceful nooks and corners and handsome old buildings. The lively hub of Lugo's life is the Plaza de España, a spacious square with a parking lot in the Alameda, a tree-shaded avenue, a bandstand and a wide boulevard along the north side with rows of cafe tables tempting the sightseer to relax and watch the world go by. The east side of the square is dominated by the Casa Consistorial (Town Hall, C. 1735) with its handsome Baroque facade. |
| Catalog code | FAMA 3240 |
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