{"id":91325,"date":"2025-03-17T15:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T15:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/northern-way\/vilalba\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T15:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T15:01:57","slug":"vilalba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/northern-way\/vilalba\/","title":{"rendered":"Vilalba"},"content":{"rendered":" <section id=\"hero\">\n\t<h1>Vilalba<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"hero-grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-grid__town-col\" data-background=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-norte\/pueblos\/vilalba.jpg\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-to-stage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/camino-norte\/etapa-30-abadin-vilalba\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8249; Back to the stage<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"town-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Vilalba<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Residents: 14.645 aprox.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Province: Lugo<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-grid__planner-col\"><div\r\n  class=\"p-col-span-1 p-rounded-lg p-px-5 p-h-full\"\r\n  style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/pilgrim-planner\/bg-plugin-planificador.webp')\"\r\n  rel=\"preload\"\r\n  fetchpriority=\"high\"\r\n  >\r\n    <div class=\"p-text-center p-pt-5 p-text-white p-text-2xl p-font-semibold\">\r\n      Plan your journey    <\/div>\r\n    <div\r\n            id='primary-app'\r\n            data-name='banner'\r\n            data-api='https:\/\/pathfinder.pilgrim.es\/api\/pathfinder\/v2'\r\n            data-mode='normal'\r\n            data-lang='en'\r\n            data-route='1'\r\n            data-destiny='https:\/\/planificador.pilgrim.es'\r\n            data-modality='1'\r\n            data-inline=''\r\n        ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"infoTown\">\n\t<div class=\"sections-town\">\n\n\t\t<div id=\"informationSection\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h2-town\">Information<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-h3-town\">Get to know Vilalba<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p>It is one of the largest villages in the province of Lugo and has all the amenities that the pilgrim can demand. Vilalba is located in the region of Terra Ch\u00e1, a name that perfectly describes the orography of the terrain.<\/p> <p>In this historic town as in many others, the legacy of the Andrade family has left its mark with the construction of a tower in tribute to the castle of this family, currently forms one of the most important tourist attractions of the town.<\/p> &lt;p\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"locationSection\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h2-town\">Location<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-h3-town\">How to get there<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p>The best way to get to the town is to take the AP-9 highway and then the A-54 to San Paio, then the N-634 national highway until you join the A-6 highway and at exit 522A take the A-8 highway to the Vilalba exit.\n\n<p>From A Coru\u00f1a or from Madrid just take the A-6 highway and connect with the Cantabrian highway, the A-8 at the height of Baamonde.<\/p> &lt;p\n\n<p>By public transport it is possible to get there thanks to daily bus lines that connect Vilalba with Coru\u00f1a, Ribadeo, Viveiro, Lugo, Santiago, Ferrol, Betanzos and Madrid, among other places.\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1nGRR1RuPJAeFrsX2Nsc9Lswnn4qoQa8&amp;ehbc=2E312F\"\n    width=\"640\"\n    height=\"480\"\n    alt=\"Mapa Vilalba\"\n  ><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"toVisitSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h2-town\">History \/ Culture<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-h3-town\">What to see<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion active\"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> \u00c1rea Recreativa de la Madalena<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Casa de la Cultura<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Charca do Alligal<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Iglesia de Santa Mar\u00eda<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueolog\u00eda<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Paseo Fluvial<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Puentes<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"nav-tab-accordion \"><span>&#10093;<\/span><span> Torre de los Andrade<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\u00c1rea Recreativa de la Madalena<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La Madalena comprises a large landscaped entertainment area, which has an extension of three hectares along the river bank. It is located in a natural area with abundant vegetation native to the area and offers a wide variety of services dedicated to the practice of different sports and other activities, such as running, basketball, fishing, soccer, tennis, etc.<\/p> <p>.\n\n<p>A river walk begins in this recreational area and in the surrounding area there is a water park. In addition, in the vicinity of La Madalena, there is a chapel of the same name, in honor of St. Lazarus and some mills.<\/p> <p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-norte\/pueblos\/vilalba\/puntos-de-interes\/area-recreativa-de-la-madalena.jpg\" alt=\"\u00c1rea Recreativa de la Madalena\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Casa de la Cultura<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The House of Culture was built in 1842 with the intention of establishing there the headquarters of the town hall and to house the prison of the Carlist party. Currently its use is intended for the exhibition of paintings and photographs.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-norte\/pueblos\/vilalba\/puntos-de-interes\/casa-de-la-cultura.jpg\" alt=\"Casa de la Cultura\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Charca do Alligal<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Charca do Alligal is a pool of medicinal waters that is surrounded by a birch forest, in an area of abundant nature.<\/p> <p>The Charca do Alligal is a pool of medicinal waters that is surrounded by a birch forest, in an area of abundant nature.\n\n<p>The first pool that was built, around 1930, was made of stone and had smaller dimensions. In contrast, the one that can be seen today is about 30 meters in diameter and is made of concrete. From the floor of this medicinal fountain spring different holes of the spring, which can be easily appreciated by the bubbles that form and rise to the surface.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-norte\/pueblos\/vilalba\/puntos-de-interes\/charca-do-alligal.jpg\" alt=\"Charca do Alligal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Iglesia de Santa Mar\u00eda<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The parish church of Santa Maria is located in the square of the same name and replaces the old temple of Romanesque style. The reconstruction of the present church was in the second half of the 19th century and carried out by Manuel Mato Vizoso, who, according to himself, knew the previous one when he was just a child.<\/p> &lt;p\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-norte\/pueblos\/vilalba\/puntos-de-interes\/iglesia-de-santa-maria.jpg\" alt=\"Iglesia de Santa Mar\u00eda\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueolog\u00eda<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology of Vilalba is located in Domingo Go\u00e1s street. The activities carried out in this museum have to do mainly with research, collection, conservation and dissemination of Prehistory and Ancient History of Galicia. The museum is a Municipal Public Foundation.\n\n<p>There is a permanent exhibition in which the visitor enjoys a tour of the different cultures that settled in earlier times in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. In addition to this, you can see other temporary exhibitions that are repeated because they have a great expectation, such as the holding of seminars, courses and conferences.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-norte\/pueblos\/vilalba\/puntos-de-interes\/museo-de-prehistoria-y-arqueologia.jpg\" alt=\"Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueolog\u00eda\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Paseo Fluvial<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The river walk runs along the Madalena river, in the vicinity of the urban center of the town. The itinerary along the walk begins at the Molino del Ra\u00f1ego, on the road leading to the town of Baamonde, very close to the village, and ends at the river beach.\n\n<p>All along the route you can see several mills, since all the towns that comprise the region of Terra Ch\u00e1 have a tradition linked to cereal.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-norte\/pueblos\/vilalba\/puntos-de-interes\/paseo-fluvial.jpg\" alt=\"Paseo Fluvial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Puentes<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because Villalba is a town crossed by several rivers, the bridges could not be missing. The most important of the town are the Marti\u00f1\u00e1n and Sa\u00e1. <\/p>\n\n<p>The Marti\u00f1\u00e1n bridge was built around the 17th century over the Bat\u00e1n river and the Sa\u00e1 bridge crosses the Labrada river. The latter has been restored combining the modern style with the original medieval. It has two semicircular arches and a dozen drains, which prevent water from accumulating in it during the winter months.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-norte\/pueblos\/vilalba\/puntos-de-interes\/puentes.jpg\" alt=\"Puentes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion__accordion-content inactive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Torre de los Andrade<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Andrade Tower is the only thing that remains of the old castle, which succeeded another fortress of the early fourteenth century, at the time of King Ferdinand IV of Castile.\n\n<p>In 1341, the tower was demolished when the First Irmandi\u00f1a Revolt took place. It was rebuilt again but, again, it was destroyed in the Second Irmandi\u00f1a Revolt, between 1467 and 1469. In the 15th century it was rebuilt again and finally it survived to the present day. <\/p>\n\n<p>The octagonal shape of this tower, very different from the others that can be seen in Galicia, is very striking. <\/p>\n\n<p>At present, the tower serves as a Parador Nacional de Turismo, being, since the fifteenth century, the greatest witness of the origin of the town.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/caminos\/camino-norte\/pueblos\/vilalba\/puntos-de-interes\/torre-de-los-andrade.jpg\" alt=\"Torre de los Andrade\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div id=\"phonesSection\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"p-h3-town\">Information of interest<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"phone-number-item__icon\"><i 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