beach
Playa de las Catedrales
A dramatic Galician beach where erosion has carved massive rock arches and buttresses resembling Gothic cathedral flying buttresses.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Galicia, Spain · Europe
Mondoñedo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Mondoñedo, 49km from Lugo Roman Walls.
Mondoñedo is a town located in Galicia, Spain. With a population of 4,508, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Mondoñedo sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mondoñedo to your route.
The Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol (Latin: Dioecesis Mindoniensis-Ferrolensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain. It is the northernmost of the four suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, which covers Galicia in the northwest of Spain.Read more
The area had previously been home to Britonia, a settlement founded by expatriate Britons in the wake of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. Britonia was represented by the diocese referred to as Britonensis ecclesia (Britton church) in sources from the 6th and 7th centuries.
The bishop has a (main) cathedral (from Latin "cathedra" meaning episcopal seat), a minor basilica and World Heritage Site (Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Asunción, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary) in Mondoñedo, administrative Province of Lugo, and a co-cathedral Concatedral de San Julián in Ferrol, administrative Province of A Coruña, as well as a former cathedral which is a minor basilica, Basilica de San Martín de Mondoñedo in Foz, Lugo province.
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Mondoñedo is located in Galicia, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 43.4268 latitude, -7.3583 longitude.
Mondoñedo has a population of approximately 4,508 people, making it a town in Spain.
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beach
A dramatic Galician beach where erosion has carved massive rock arches and buttresses resembling Gothic cathedral flying buttresses.
22 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
The only completely intact Roman city wall in the world rings old Lugo, a 2km UNESCO rampart you can walk atop above the cobbled centre.
49 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Towering serpentine sea-cliffs and offshore rock needles where the Cantabrian Sea meets the Atlantic, one of Galicia's most savage viewpoints.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Clifftop pilgrimage hamlet on the Serra da Capelada, home of the Galician saying 'who doesn't go alive, goes dead': souls are said to return as animals to visit the shrine. The coastal road in passes some of Europe's highest sea cliffs.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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