Heritage towns in Galicia

Once the provincial capital of Galicia and still bearing its Gothic churches, medieval walls, and the legacy of powerful local lords, Betanzos in A Coruña is one of the best-preserved historic towns in the region.

A Galician coastal town with deep roots — Phoenician traders, Arab raids, medieval lords, and a ruined church that became one of Pontevedra's most striking monuments — Cambados wears its long history openly in stone.

A cathedral built like a fortress rises above the River Miño on the Portuguese border in Pontevedra, where the Camino de Santiago crosses into Spain over a century-old international bridge.