Museo Provincial

Galicia


Lugo's main museum includes parts of the Gothic Convento de San Francisco and is one of Galicia's best and biggest museums. Well-displayed exhibits include ancient gold jewellery, Roman mosaics, Sargadelos ceramics and plentiful 19th- and 20th-century Galician art.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Galicia attractions

2. Casa dos Mosaicos

0.1 MILES

These remains of a Roman mansion sit beneath an old town street, with some wonderfully preserved mosaics and murals.

3. Catedral de Santa María

0.15 MILES

Lugo's serene cathedral, inspired by Santiago de Compostela's, was begun in 1129, though work continued for centuries, yielding a stylistic melange…

4. Domus do Mitreo

0.16 MILES

Just outside the cathedral's west doors you can investigate the subterranean remains of a Roman temple dedicated to the mysterious sun god Mithras, and of…

5. Roman Walls

0.19 MILES

The path running right round the top of the World Heritage–listed Roman walls is to Lugo what a maritime promenade is to a seaside resort: a place to jog,…

6. Mosteiro de Samos

22.59 MILES

The village of Samos grew up around this very fine Benedictine monastery, whose origins go back to the 6th century but whose main buildings date from the…