Lugo · Charming villages
The most beautiful villages in Lugo
Seafaring towns in A Mariña, the Cathedrals beach, a small episcopal town, the canyons of the Ribeira Sacra and the villages of the Camino de Santiago: the most beautiful villages in the province of Lugo.
Updated 20 October 2026 · How we make our guides
A Mariña
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SpainRibadeo
Houses built by returning emigrants beside the ría that separates Galicia from Asturias, with the Cathedrals beach nearby.
What to see in Ribadeo -
SpainBeach of the Cathedrals
Rock arches you can walk through on the sand when the tide goes out.
What to see in Beach of the Cathedrals -
SpainViveiro
A walled old town of white glazed galleries, with beaches nearby.
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SpainMondoñedo
A small stone episcopal town with a cathedral that is huge for its size.
What to see in Mondoñedo
Ribeira Sacra
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SpainMonforte de Lemos
A keep above the town and a Renaissance college known as the Galician Escorial.
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SpainRibeira Sacra
Canyons of the Sil and the Miño with vineyards on impossible terraces and Romanesque monasteries.
What to see in Ribeira Sacra
Camino de Santiago
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SpainO Cebreiro
Stone pallozas with thatched roofs at the point where the French Way enters Galicia.
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SpainSarria
The town where many pilgrims start the last hundred kilometres of the Camino.
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SpainPortomarín
A village moved stone by stone to the top of a hill when the reservoir was built.
What to see in Portomarín
Frequently asked questions
What are the most beautiful villages in Lugo?
Ribadeo, Viveiro and Mondoñedo in A Mariña; Monforte de Lemos in the Ribeira Sacra; and O Cebreiro, Sarria and Portomarín on the Camino de Santiago.
Do you need to book for the Cathedrals beach?
At Easter and in summer a booking is required to go down to the beach; check the official website and the tide tables before you go.
When to go to the Ribeira Sacra?
In autumn, during the grape harvest and with the woods in colour; spring is also very beautiful.
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Reviewed 20 October 2026. Dates and seasonal warnings: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.
Cover photo: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) (CC BY-SA 3.0), Wikimedia Commons.