History & culture: the best places in Galicia
27 towns in Galicia that suit a history & culture trip, each with what you can book and how to get there from the UK.
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Headline sights
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
cathedral · Santiago de Compostela
Basilica of Saint Martin de Mondoñedo
cathedral · Foz
Ourense Cathedral
cathedral · Ourense
Lugo Cathedral
cathedral · Lugo
Ruins of San Domingos Convent
monastery · Pontevedra
Casa del Hombre (La Coruña)
museum · A Coruña
Castle da Rocha Forte
castle · Santiago de Compostela
Catedral de Mondoñedo
cathedral · Mondoñedo
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Castro of Santa Trega
archaeological site · O Rosal
Basilica of Santa María la Mayor
basilica · Pontevedra
College of Our Lady of Antigua
museum · Monforte de Lemos
Concatedral de Santa María de Vigo
cathedral · Vigo
Where to go: History & culture
A Coruña
33 sights
Vigo
26 sights
Pontevedra
25 sights
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Santiago de Compostela
26 sights
Castro Caldelas
4 sights
Mondoñedo
6 sights
Lugo
8 sights
Foz
13 sights
Ourense
7 sights
Monforte de Lemos
4 sights
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O Rosal
6 sights
Ferrol
9 sights
Laxe
7 sights
Redondela
11 sights
Samos
2 sights
Lobios
4 sights
Betanzos
2 sights
Sarria
1 sights
Baiona
7 sights
O Grove
4 sights
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Ribadeo
7 sights
Fisterra
3 sights
Gondomar
1 sights
Bueu
4 sights
Portonovo
6 sights
Carnota
1 sights
Padrón
4 sights