Roman walls of Lugo

Pilgrim route

During the Middle Ages, pilgrims passed through the gates of the Lugo walls, particularly Porta Miña, on their way to Santiago de Compostela.[1]

Present day

The fortifications were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in late 2000 as "the finest example of late Roman fortifications in western Europe."[2] The walls have held Spanish monument status (Bien de Interés Cultural) since 1921.[3] In 2007 the walls were twinned with the Great Wall of China during a ceremony attended by China's then-ambassador to Spain, Qiu Xiaoqi.[4]

A walkway over the walls now allows visitors to stroll along the entire length. The town also has a visitor's centre dedicated to the walls, the Centro de Interpretación da Muralla. Since the inscription of the walls on the World Heritage List in 2000, Lugo holds a popular festival called Arde Lucus each year to celebrate its Roman past.[5][6]

^ Cite error: The named reference spain.info was invoked but never defined (see the help page). ^ "Roman walls of Lugo", UNESCO World Heritage Centre ^ "Muralla Romana de Lugo", Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia (Spanish) ^ "China y Lugo hermanan sus murallas", La Voz de Galicia, 7 February 2007 (Spanish) ^ "Galiciaé - el Arde Lucus deja unos ingresos de 10 millones". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-07-19. ^ Acaba un Arde Lucus no que máis de 460.000 persoas botáronse á rúa en tres días Archived July 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, nova en El Progreso o 27 de xuño de 2010.