Olivia Covarrubias
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- I have walked from SJPP to Burgos in 2017
Will begin Burgos to Compostela in May of 2018
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Yes, LUGO. I corrected it on my post. Thank youDo you mean Lugo?
Thank you. I appreciate your post and I want to make the best of my time on the Camino.I loved Lugos, mostly for the intact city walls. It is really cool to walk around the whole perimeter of them with birds eye views of the city buildings below. Locals stroll through or jog and some have baby carriers. They treat it like a park and socialize. I spent two nights there when I walked the Primitivo, so cannot help with the logistics of getting there from the Frances route.
Ha, I just made my own edited correction, as something didn't sound quite right to me. I did not mean Lugos, Portugal!Do you mean Lugo?
Ha, I just made my own edited correction, as something didn't sound quite right to me. I did not mean Lugos, Portugal!
You can take a bus from Vega de Valcarce , it will take you about 50 minutes .Hi Pilgrims,
Has anyone been to Lugo from the Camino Frances? I was thinking about visiting for the day from Vega de Valcarce with a passenger service, but not sure if that's the best place to go from? Otherwise, I would do it from Sarria.
Any recommendations?
Thank you,
Olivia
If you are interested in history, especially all things Roman, one day will not be enough! Make it two or three!!!!Hi Pilgrims,
Has anyone been to Lugo from the Camino Frances? I was thinking about visiting for the day from Vega de Valcarce with a passenger service, but not sure if that's the best place to go from? Otherwise, I would do it from Sarria.
Any recommendations?
Thank you,
Olivia
Thank you so much. I'll check the site.You can take a bus from Vega de Valcarce , it will take you about 50 minutes .
You also can check ,www.Rome2rio.com
Wish you well , Peter .
I think we may end up staying one night there. I love ancient history! Thank youIf you are interested in history, especially all things Roman, one day will not be enough! Make it two or three!!!!
Blessings on your planning
Tio Tel
Sounds magical and so glad I asked about Lugo.I think Sarria is a close and easy place to get to Lugo. There are a bunch of buses every day. About a half hour trip. http://www.monbus.es/es/rutas-puntos-de-venta/451/viajar-sarria-lugo And I second all the recommendations, the walls are so amazing. And it is a city with a lot of street life. The cafes in the main square are a lot of fun to spend some time in.
Lugo is well worth a visit. There are buses from Sarria so it would be worth checking times if the other bus does not work out.
There can be beggars anywhere. We only had one who asked us for money in Lugo. I had no change but cm eout of the bakers and feeling sorry for the girl gave her a few coins. She went straight into the bakers for some bread.... We would go to Lugo again quite happily.I thought that the Roman Walls in Lugo were wonderful...but I don't recommend going to Lugo...I was followed by beggars asking for money for hours until I finally had enough and left...the only time I was left alone was when I walked on top of the walls...go at your own risk.
If you are interested in history, especially all things Roman, one day will not be enough! Make it two or three!!!!
Hi Pilgrims,
Has anyone been to Lugo from the Camino Frances? I was thinking about visiting for the day from Vega de Valcarce with a passenger service, but not sure if that's the best place to go from? Otherwise, I would do it from Sarria.
Any recommendations?
Thank you,
Olivia[/QUOT
Hi, I did side trip to Lugo from Portomarin. As soon as I arrived at Portomarin I took texi went to Lugo, stayed one night. Texi back next day afternoon. It only take 20 minutes and 30 euros. Highly recommend to do this side trip.
Hi Pilgrims,
Has anyone been to Lugo from the Camino Frances? I was thinking about visiting for the day from Vega de Valcarce with a passenger service, but not sure if that's the best place to go from? Otherwise, I would do it from Sarria.
Any recommendations?
Thank you,
Olivia
I thought that the Roman Walls in Lugo were wonderful...but I don't recommend going to Lugo...I was followed by beggars asking for money for hours until I finally had enough and left...the only time I was left alone was when I walked on top of the walls...go at your own risk.
Hi Pilgrims,
Has anyone been to Lugo from the Camino Frances? I was thinking about visiting for the day from Vega de Valcarce with a passenger service, but not sure if that's the best place to go from? Otherwise, I would do it from Sarria.
Any recommendations?
Thank you,
Olivia
Wow, thank you so much for the pics and the info. We are definitely going there. We're staying in Portomarin and getting transportation to Lugo for the day. Not staying the night in Lugo, only in Portomarin.IMHO Lugo is far better that SdC. But do not tell everyone that it is.
The cathedral is still used for prayer and that is not interrupted by hordes of tourists.
The Museum is free to enter. Just show your passport.
The old kitchen.
Celtic gold jewellery:
The cloister
Mosaics
Círculo de las Artes is well worth a visit if you can get to see inside.
Whilst at the Praza Maior take a bight to eat or a coffee at the Café del Centro
The location for bars and more eating is Praza do Campo and the roads that spur off.
Also visit the Casa de los Mosaicos, Rúa Doutor Castro.
I could go on about the art exhibitions, or staying at the thermal bath hotel which uses the same springs as the Romans etc.
We have had problems with beggars in Lugo, but not for many years now. Responded once in English and they found one of the band who could speak English. Learnt that lesson so the following time my wife used a Dutch word which means Chop chop. It sounds like a very bad word and the beggar must have thought she had put a course on him as he marched up and down glancing at us. But never did he come near us again.
Hi Laurie, and thanks for sharing. I will try to see this, but we have so much packed in a day already.I have been in Lugo at least four times and haven't had the problem Kurt describes, but it could happen anywhere.
One additional note is that if you are really a fan of "all things Roman", you should find a way to get out to Santa Eulalia, about 12 km from Lugo, where there is a beautiful painted Roman crypt (?) from about the 4th century. People walking the Primitivo have an easy way to visit it on their way from Lugo to Ponte Ferreira, but as a tourist in Lugo, I assume you could easily get there as well. It is well worth a visit! Some pictures and a description here: https://www.alberguesdeferreira.com/2015/02/primitive-way-santa-eulalia-de-boveda/?lang=en
Buen camino, Laurie
Buen Camino to you OliviaThank you everyone for your input! I'll keep you posted on what we see and do.
There are five of us from California and we will be in Lugo on June 12.
BUEN CAMINO
What a shame. You will unfortunately miss a huge amount. Firstly there is too much to see and you will not give it justice. Secondlay, museums and the like will be closed midday. Go Monday and you will find a lot of restaurants and bars closed too. This is traditional Galicia not some huge tourist spot.Not staying the night in Lugo, only in Portomarin.
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