Monterroso
Lugo · Galicia
Monterroso is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of A Ulloa.
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Origins
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History
Monterroso was the seat of an important tenencia in medieval Galicia. Among its known tenants were:
Suero Vermúdez (c.1100)
Gutierre Vermúdez (1112)
Munio Peláez (1112–16)
Fernando Pérez de Traba (1140–53)
Gonzalo Fernández de Traba (1157–60), son of the former
Fernando González de Traba (1160–63)
Rodrigo Álvarez (1168)
Gómez González de Traba (1170–73), first time
Gómez González de Manzanedo (1173)
Gómez González de Traba (1189–1200), second time
Monuments
•Os Castros de Sirgal
•Castro da Moreira
•O Lagar de Lamas
•Castro dos Carreiros
•Castro do Monte do Castro
•Ó xamón
•Mercado Gandeiro de Monterroso
•Casa-Torre de Cumbraos
•Pazo da Laxe
•Pazo de Podente
•Castro de Aboi
•Castro de Satrexas
What to visit
•Museo Parroquial de Monterroso
•Centro de Interpretación de Monterroso A Vila das Feiras
Gallery
Festivals
October 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- September: San Miguel (29)
What's on
Street market
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
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Services
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Famous people
•Antonio Edelmiro Gato Soengas, político de España
•Francisco Salgado y López de Quiroga, poeta español
•Daniel Salgado, periodista español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Antonio Edelmiro Gato Soengas
Web oficial: http://www.monterroso.es
Town hall of Monterroso
Alcaldía: Antonio Edelmiro Gato Soengas Web oficial: http://www.monterroso.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 42 km from Lugo (about 30 min by car)
- 🚗 99 km from Coruña, A (about 70 min by car)
- 🚗 120 km from Vigo (about 85 min by car)
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- ✈️ 61 km from Santiago de Compostela airport (about 43 min by car)
- ✈️ 90 km from A Coruña airport (about 64 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
- Where to park · 0.8 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Abanca · 0.1 km away
- Banco Santander · 0.1 km away
- Caixabank · 0.1 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Gasolinera Sabariz y Mourelle · 0.2 km away
- MOPAN · 3.7 km away
- Repsol · 5.3 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0 km away
Buses
10 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Bidouredo (Sentido Monterroso)
•Bidouredo (Sentido Palas de Rei)
•Os Carreiros
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia Consuelo Vilariño Vilariño — General Salgado
•Farmacia María Jose Pereiras Lopez — Lugo (De)
•Centro de Saúde de Monterroso
Wall
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Anuncios
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Noticias
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Obituaries
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In loving memory
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