What you can see on the Lugo webcam
A fixed camera of Galicia's public broadcaster stands on a hill outside the city and looks across Lugo to a skyline of hills with wind turbines. The view is wide and distant: it shows the city, the countryside around it and the weather, rather than the walls themselves. A 24-hour time-lapse of the same view follows the live picture.
Lugo from the hills
This fixed camera of Galicia's public broadcaster stands on a hill outside Lugo and looks across the city: apartment blocks in white and cream, green fields and woods in the foreground, and on the skyline a long ridge dotted with wind turbines. The Roman walls run round the old centre within this view, though at this distance they are hidden among the buildings; the broadcaster points out the cathedral towers rising above the roofs.
The picture is small, so it is a weather camera above all. Watch for the morning fog Lugo is known for in winter, the low cloud on the hills and the evening light on the city.
Walking the Roman walls
The walls were built between AD 263 and 276 to defend the Roman town of Lucus Augusti, and they still run for about 2.1 km (1.3 miles), 8 to 12 m (26 to 39 ft) high and more than 4 m thick, with dozens of semicircular towers. UNESCO added them to the World Heritage list in 2000 as the finest example of late Roman fortifications in western Europe. Staircases and a ramp lead up to the walkway on top, which is free to walk, and a full circuit takes well under an hour. In June the city celebrates its Roman past with the Arde Lucus festival.
When to watch Lugo
Lugo is one hour ahead of the UK and Ireland. It lies inland and higher than the coast, so it is colder in winter and known for its thick morning fogs, which the camera shows as a white blanket over the city. Summer days are warm, with long evenings.
Around Lugo
The Miño, Galicia's longest river, runs just below the town, with a riverside path and a Roman bridge. The French Way passes about 20 miles (30 km) south at Portomarín, and the Ribeira Sacra wine country lies further south.
Getting to Lugo
Santiago de Compostela airport is about 57 miles (91 km) west by motorway. Lugo has trains to A Coruña and Madrid, and the main motorway from Madrid to A Coruña passes the city.
