Lugo Cathedral Church

Address: Praza da Catedral, Lugo, Galicia, Spain

Lugo Cathedral (Catedral de Santa María) is the Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Lugo, Galicia, serving as the seat of the Diocese of Lugo. The present building reflects a mixture of Romanesque, Gothic and later architectural work.

Visitors see the cathedral’s nave and chapels, a cloister and a small cathedral museum containing religious art and liturgical objects. Architectural details include Romanesque structural elements with Gothic and Baroque additions visible in the interior and elevations.

The cathedral’s main fabric dates from the medieval period, with construction phases spanning the 12th and 13th centuries and subsequent modifications in later centuries that introduced Gothic and Baroque features. It has long served as the episcopal church for the region.

The cathedral sits within the urban core of Lugo in Galicia, Spain, and lies inside the city’s historic area that includes the Roman city walls and other historic streets and squares.

• Diocesan seat: The cathedral serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugo and combines Romanesque, Gothic and later architectural elements.

What to See#

• Cathedral building: A Romanesque-Gothic cathedral building that houses a bishop’s seat and church interiors with altarpieces and chapels reflecting medieval and later additions.
• Cloister and museum: A cloister and cathedral museum containing liturgical objects and artworks associated with the cathedral’s long history.
• Bell tower and chapels: A bell tower and sequence of chapels featuring Gothic and Baroque elements added during later construction phases.

Lugo is on the main road and rail networks in Galicia. From Lugo railway station, the cathedral is a 10-15 minute walk northwest through the old town. The city is compact and most central attractions are reachable on foot.

• Attend the 12:00 or 19:00 organ recital if the schedule aligns-Lugo's cathedral has a fine tradition of music and locals often know dates.
• Walk the Roman walls (Muralla Romana) before visiting the cathedral for a compact sense of the city's layers.
• Look for the carved misericords and the 12th-century cloister; ask a sacristan about the cathedral's 15th-century silverware.