Lugo is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Lugo in the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain.
The municipality had a population of 89,509 in 2002.
The city was founded by Paulus Fabius Maximus and called Lucus Augusti in 13 B.C. on the positioning of a Roman military camp, while the Roman Empire was conquering the North of the Iberian Peninsula.
Situation and features
Located on a site above the Rio Minho and named for the Celtic god Lugus, it is the only city in Europe to be surrounded by completely intact Roman walls, which reach a height of 10 to 15 metres along a 2’1 km circuit ringed with 71 towers. These walls are protected by UNESCO as the World Heritage Site.
Besides the walls, sights include the cathedral, built between the XIIth and the XVIIIth centuries, and the Museo Provincial, which shows a display of Galician art.
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Biggest suburb in the E.U.
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