The cathedral of Lugo invites us to travel through history, reflected in its walls like a great open book. History that begins in the late Roman period, after the founding of the city by the Romans. With the subsequent evangelization, a temple was built in this same place, around the 1st century. There is no news of what that first church in Lugo could have been, but it is known that in the middle of the 8th century, Bishop Odoario restored it.

In the 12th century, the figure of Raimundo de Monforte will stand out as master builder. Later, in the 14th century, the greatest transformation of the cathedral will take place; followed centuries later by another remodeling in the 18th century, caused in large part by the terrible earthquakes that occurred in Portugal.

Internally, the temple has the longest and narrowest floor plan of the Spanish cathedral temples. Despite the plurality of periods, its features respond mainly to a late Romanesque style. On the outside, the Romanesque doorway of the North Door stands out. The figure of Christ in Majesty, supported by a beautiful capital depicting the Last Supper, is one of the symbols of this cathedral.

The temple, a summary and mixture of all architectural eras, allows an unparalleled journey through history and art through stone.