Spain · 3rd century
Roman Walls of Lugo ranks #432 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 250, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 28 atlas entries founded in the 3rd century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,240 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
The Roman walls of Lugo are the ancient Roman defensive walls of the Roman colonia of Lucus Augusti –present-day Lugo, Spain–, in the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis. Stretching 2,120 metres (6,960 ft), they were built in the third century AD to defend the ancient Roman town. The fortifications, still largely intact, were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 and are a popular tourist attraction.
Text adapted from “Roman walls of Lugo” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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