Towns and Villages of Galicia
Select from the list of Galician towns in the menu running down the right hand column, or click on the links below
Whist Galicia has several large and well known cities, it is the smaller towns and villages that represent the real character of the region and at least some of these towns should be on your "not to be missed" list if you take a Galician vacation.
Just like anywhere else, Galicia has a wealth of small conurbations, each with its own peculiarities, architectural styles
and local cuisines. Most of Galicia's towns are coastal, but some are located inland and many have intersting churches, monestaries, town houses, castro's (celtic settlement ruins) and festivals. The idea of this section of Galicia Guide is to give you some ideas of what you can find and where. So, if you want to see a festival with a difference, try "Pobra do Cariminal". Or, if you want a town with a fishing heritage look to Ribiera.
To the right and below are text button links to various towns that we think are worth your attention in all four of Galicia's provinces. Namely, A Coruna, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra. We also include Castro's and other landmarks in this section of Galicia Guide.
Many of our town guides are several pages in length and all feature (or soon will) photographic highlights and our subjective opinion's of the locations in question. If you disagree with anything we say, or would like us to include somewhere in Galicia you have visited, send us an email. To discover more, simply click on the appropriate button to find out about the Galician destination of your choice.
We are currently adding new Galicia town Guides at a rate of two per week, so if you don't find what you are looking for now, call back in a few days.
To get back to this index page at any time, hit the "Galician Towns" button in the left menu bar.
A list of towns and places to visit in this section
Muros A popular coastal port
Padron An historic and important inland town
Boiro Beach resort
Finisterre Ammended 14.10.2006 A very famous fishing village
Porto do Son Sea side conurbation of towns
La Toja A small island
Oin (Rois) A little village in Rois near Padron
Outes A village on the coast
Pesqueria del tambre Part of a national park
Barona Some castros (Celtic ruins)
Lousame An inland district
Negreira One of the few non coastal towns
A Pobra do Caraminal A quaint place by the ocean
Rianxo Both a port and pictureque town
Ribeira Large fishing port
Santa Cruz An old castle near la Coruna
Samos Well known for its monastery
Monforte de lemos This inland town is overlooked by a castle (now a parador)
Castro de viladonga Some more castros
Catoira towers Fortress ruins with a Vicking connection
Sarria A town in Lugo province
Ferrol Ammended (11.10.2006) A big city near A Coruna
Betanzos New pages added (11.10.2006) A typical Galician town.
Pontedeume New (11.10.2006) Close to la Coruna city.
Castro de Neixon New 12.10.2006 Located near Boiro.
The Dolmen of Axeitos New 12.10.2006 An ancient burial ruin.
Carnota New 12.10.2006 A small town with a big horreo and an even bigger beach.
Sanxenxo New 12.10.2006 The premier beach resort in Galicia.
Lira and its horreo New 14.10.2006 A town with something to see.
Castello de San Felipe New 14.10.2006 A great coastal castle close to Ferrol.
O Pindo New 14.10.2006 A stunning little beach town in la Coruna province.
Tui New 14.10.2006 A classic Galician cathedral city on the border with Portugal.
Vilagarcia de Arousa New 16.10.2006 A large town on the Arousa ria with a monastery.
Cambados New 16.10.2006 This might just be the most picturesque town in Galicia.
Brion New
17.10.2006 A town very close to Santiago de Compostela.
Castillo de Soutomaior New
24.10.2006 This, in our opinion, is the best castle in Galicia.
Asturias New
21.02.2007 This is the eastern neighbour of Galicia.
Ribadavia New 21.02.2007 We think that this is Galicia's best in land town.
A Guarda and castro New 26.02.2007 This town has one of the best Castros.
Vimianzo castle New 26.02.2007
O-Carballino New 26.02.2007 This is a large town in Ourense.
Castro Caldelas New 26.02.2007 In our view one of the best places to visit in Ourense.
Xunqueira de Espadanedo New 27.02.2007 A small town in Ourense.
Corcubion New 27.02.2007 A small town on the la Coruna coast.
Allariz New 28.02.2007 A town in Ourense with a nice medieval quarter.
Celanova New 03.03.2007 This town in Ourense has a large monastery.
Panton New 17.08.2007 This town is on the Lugo - Ourense border and has a monastery.
Muxia New 22.10.2007 Coastal town in la Coruna with a mythical and magical healing stone.
Monterrei castle New 22.01.2008 A large castle in the south of Ourense.
Verin New 22.01.2008 A medium sized town in south eastern Ourense.
You can find brief information on more towns if you visit the index areas of la Coruna, Ourense, Pontevedra and Lugo (use the menu buttons to the left). In the menu bar that will appear to the right there will be a button taking you to a page about towns in that province.
More towns are added all the time, so please visit again. To see a list of Galician towns by province, see Galicia towns full list.
