Rob Edmunds: The Roman wall surrounding the city of Lugo in Galicia is the only complete Roman wall remaining. According to legend the Romans built it to protect a forest and not a city, the“Sacred Forest of Augusto”. The walls still contain 85 towers and have survived intact for 18 centuries. ancientbluesky 🏺

The Roman wall surrounding the city of Lugo in Galicia is the only complete Roman wall remaining. According to legend the Romans built it to protect a forest and not a city, the“Sacred Forest of Augusto”. The walls still contain 85 towers and have survived intact for 18 centuries. ancientbluesky 🏺

In fact, it is the only Roman wall in the world that has been preserved in its entirety and that remains in such good condition even today

It is remarkably well.preserved isn't it, almost in the state it was when it was built by the looks of it.

~adds to bucket list~

It's on mine too Leigh!

I’m so happy to have discovered this exists. I had no idea there was anything left standing so completely 😍

So was I. I didn't realise there was such a complete example of a Roman Wall still intact. It looks a very popular way of navigating around the city too by the looks of it. It's a little surprising that such an impressive ancient structure is not better known. youtu.be/HJ2YDcY-efc?...

Round the Roman wall in Lugo, Spain - Stop Motionyoutu.be The Roman walls in Lugo, Spain (northwest Spain) took 40 years to build in 300 AD. In those days it was boiling tar, arrows, and rocks being flung from the ...

Didn’t work very well then, did it?

No it really didn't. The walls lasted a lot longer than the forest did!

I have walked there, it is impressive 👍

It does look impressive. I'd love to emulate your walk one day. I'd like to explore Galicia too. It seems such a beautiful part of the world.

I was on my way walking the Primitivo route from Oviedo to Santiago in 2018. That route is also impressive 🥰

That's quite a good spot to take off the rucksack and take a bit of a break. I've always wanted to do a Camino. A friend of mine did it a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It's quite daunting but that is part of the challenge. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Primitivo is shorter than French, but there’s lots of climbing. Then one can start from Portugal, Lisbon or Porto. So many ways to Santiago. I happen to have two squash pro friends in Santiago 🥰

I'm not sure which of those I would opt for. I don't really have much of a head for heights so perhaps the French. If I could start at Vigo, that would be ideal, perhaps as a trial run.

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