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Mondoñedo, Lugo - Uno de los pueblos más bonitos de España
Galicia / Lugo

Mondoñedo (EN)

Bandera de GaliciaLugoGalicia
Ideal for a quiet visit

Ideal time to visit. Little tourist affluence foreseen.

IN FIGURES

Heritage and Tradition

130m
ALTITUDE
S. XIII
CATHEDRAL
4.000
INHABITANTS
1156
SEDE EPISCOPAL

What you'll find here

Cathedral

S. XIII · Open to visitors

catedral basílica

Monastery

activo · S. XVIII · Open to visitors

Concepcionistas

Convent

activo · S. XVI · Open to visitors

Alcántara

Notable church

romanica gotica barroca · S. XIII-XVIII · Open to visitors

Catedral

Historic organ

S. XVIII · Open to visitors

órgano catedral

Episcopal palace

HISTORICO · Open to visitors

palacio episcopal

Remarkable main square

Plaza da Catedral

Heritage fountain

S. XVI

Fuente Vieja

Historic cloister

S. XVII · Open to visitors

claustro catedralicio

Historic mural painting

S. XV · Open to visitors

bajo los órganos

National Historic Site

casco histórico

UNESCO World Heritage

Catedral y Camino

Visitable cave

natural · Open to visitors

Rei Cintolo

By a river

río Valiñadares

Unique museum

Open to visitors

museo catedralicio

Festival of national tourist interest

Living local crafts

alfarería de Bonxe

Stone village

pizarra

pizarra y piedra

On the Camino de Santiago

Camino del Norte

Mondoñedo, a medieval jewel that preserves the charm of another era.

D. Álvaro Cunqueiro, the most illustrious writer of Mondoñedo, used to say that Mondoñedo was rich in bread, water and Latin. And of course he was right, because this is a municipality with a great historical and cultural heritage, with a great natural wealth and where gastronomy also plays an important role.

Thus, Mondoñedo has the title of city since 1156 by royal concession by Alfonso VII of León and has been the capital of the province until the liberal reforms of 1833 in which it was integrated into the province of Lugo.

For all this, and as head of the diocese since 1112, it has been g

Gallery

Images of Mondoñedo

What to do

Experiences by category

Culture

Monuments, museums and historical heritage

Heritage

Properties of cultural interest and historic architecture

Location

Mondoñedo is located in Lugo, Galicia.

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