Camping A Fonsagrada

Make sure to pack your walking boots – they may well see plenty of use round these parts. The surrounds are part of the Río Eo, Oscos e Terras de Bourón biosphere reserve, and a generous 12 hiking trails are marked out from A Fonsagrada to show you some local hotspots. If you’re willing to have a short drive, locals tip the nod to the woodland walk that leads to Seimeira de Vilagocende waterfall, the highest in all of Galicia and around 20 minutes’ drive away. Folks who like to fish will want to stash their kit in the car for a trip to the Eo river; ask the friendly folks on site to direct you to a little network of walkways that allows you to cast off from the middle of the river. Feel the urge for a bit of urban time? Make tracks to Lugo, an hour away, to wander around the Roman walls, visit the cathedral and meanders through its streets, taking in a whole mix of historic architecture along the way. If all the hiking’s left you a little stiff, soothe those muscles at the spa a kilometre out of town – it’s been there since Roman days, so it must be doing something right.