Lourenzá () is a municipality in the province of
Lugo
Lugo (, ) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo (province), province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 100,060 in 2024, ...
, in the autonomous community of
Galicia in northwestern Spain.
It is the site of the monastery of San Salvador.
The façade of its church is said to have been a prototype for that of
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
The Santiago de Compostela Archcathedral Basilica ( Spanish and Galician: ) is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain. The ...
.
Gallery
Image:San Salvador de Lourenza 1.jpg, Dovecote
Image:Lourenzatemplete.jpg, Park of Vilanova de Lourenzá.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Lugo
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