Portuguese Coastal, Part of the Primitivo, Week in Vigo
WynChar Diary, April 26
Camino walking: O Cádavo to Lugo, 6.4 miles in 3:35 hours, moving 2:32
Elevation: up 607 feet, down 807 feet, from 1463 to 1942 feet
A fairly short day. We walked six miles and then called a taxi to get us into Lugo, avoiding some major up and down into the city. The walk was again very nice, through farmland and past many streams. They sure have a lot of water in Galicia!
We passed an albergue that we had had a reservation in but canceled when we changed our plans. When we got to the place we checked if it was open and took a photo of it because it had a nice logo. Apparently the owner noticed this and came out and ask us what we wanted. Wynette said a coffee and he said come on in. So we had another place that opened up early just for us.
We saw quite a number of pilgrims today.
We’re back in Lugo for two days. It has an ancient Roman wall that you can walk on all the way around, 1.4 miles. Apparently it is the only completely intact Roman city wall and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was great fun walking all around it.
Total miles walked today (Camino plus wall plus around town) per Wynette’s watch: 11.45. Equivalent flights of stairs climbed: 64. That includes 3 to get up onto the top of the wall.
We’re in Spain so we had another Indian food lunch. It was a set menu and was so massive we are skipping dinner.
Perfect walking weather. Walking on the wall
6 thoughts on “WynChar Diary, April 26”
Did you stop into the cathedral? It looks really impressive in your “walking on the wall” photograph. The towers are baroque and definitely add-ons (Wikipedia says that the core of the church is Romanesque — just like the cathedral in Santiago).
We walked over there today but decided not to take the digital tour because it was 8€ each. We are not that big on churches and don’t know much about the architecture.
It was disappointing. They wouldn’t let us in to see anything at all on the inside without paying 8 euros each. Kind of turned us off. After we left. I told Charlie we should have asked if there was a pilgrim discount or a senior discount. But I’m pretty sure that it was obvious to the person at the desk that we were both.
I’m surprised there was an entrance fee, especially as Lugo’s cathedral isn’t Westminster Abbey or St. Peter’s.
We often avoid fees (and crowds) by going through a service. In England we love going to Evensong, where you sit in the choir and get to hear anthems sung by the choristers. Of course you can’t wander around, but you do get to contemplate the architecture.
I was regretting we didn’t go earlier (it was Sunday) and pop into a service. I would have liked to see the inside but did not want the full tour.
Lugo cathedral gets a brief mention in some of our many books on church architecture. The choir was remodeled in Gothic style in the 14th century and the architect who designed the “sumptuous baroque cloister” was called to Santiago to work on the baroque exterior addition to the cathedral, an imposing west front no medieval pilgrim ever saw.
Did you stop into the cathedral? It looks really impressive in your “walking on the wall” photograph. The towers are baroque and definitely add-ons (Wikipedia says that the core of the church is Romanesque — just like the cathedral in Santiago).
We walked over there today but decided not to take the digital tour because it was 8€ each. We are not that big on churches and don’t know much about the architecture.
It was disappointing. They wouldn’t let us in to see anything at all on the inside without paying 8 euros each. Kind of turned us off. After we left. I told Charlie we should have asked if there was a pilgrim discount or a senior discount. But I’m pretty sure that it was obvious to the person at the desk that we were both.
I’m surprised there was an entrance fee, especially as Lugo’s cathedral isn’t Westminster Abbey or St. Peter’s.
We often avoid fees (and crowds) by going through a service. In England we love going to Evensong, where you sit in the choir and get to hear anthems sung by the choristers. Of course you can’t wander around, but you do get to contemplate the architecture.
I was regretting we didn’t go earlier (it was Sunday) and pop into a service. I would have liked to see the inside but did not want the full tour.
Lugo cathedral gets a brief mention in some of our many books on church architecture. The choir was remodeled in Gothic style in the 14th century and the architect who designed the “sumptuous baroque cloister” was called to Santiago to work on the baroque exterior addition to the cathedral, an imposing west front no medieval pilgrim ever saw.