Friol

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Friol is a municipality in the Lugo province in Galicia. It is located in northwest Spain. It is bordered on the north by Begonte and Guitiriz, to the south by Palas de Rei and Guntín, to the east by Lugo and Outeiro de Rei and to the west by the province of La Coruña. It has an area of 292.29 km2. It has a population of 3,616 inhabitants according to the INE in 2024. The population density is 12 inhabitants/km2.

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Origins

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History

In Friol, there are still vestigial megaliths, the oldest preserved in this municipality. This area was occupied by Romans and Visigoths.

In the Middle Ages the families Ulloa, Parga and Seixas shared power in this term. Proof of this are the buildings, towers and castles inhabiting the territory. The most famous building is the fortress of Friol San Paio of Narla, of unknown origin and rebuilt in the sixteenth century by Don Vasco Seixas, lord of the Solar House and Castro Seixas and Pazo de San Paio of Narla. He was the son of Don Basque Seixas "el viejo" and Maria Alvarez de Sotomayor and grandson of Don Vasco Seixas, who in the fourteenth century was lord of San Paio, Osera, Chantada, Ferreira, Samos, Sobrado and Eire. He participated in the dynastic struggle of Trastámara in favor of Don Henry. In Friol there are many popular legends related to the fortress of San Paio of Narla and its owners Vazquez de Seixas. This same lineage also belonged to the Pazo do Monte, located in the same area.

Monuments

•Castro de Lamas

•Mámoa de Monte Ameneiros 2

•Mámoa da Gándara de Narla 18

•Mámoa da Gándara de Narla 19

•Mámoa do Monte das Tenzas 3

•Mámoa do Monte das Tenzas 2

•Mámoa do Monte das Tenzas 1

•Mámoa do Monte das Tenzas 4

•Mámoa dos Castelos

•Mámoa de Monte Vixide

•A Medorra de Reigosa 1

•Mámoa de Poza Cabanas

What to visit

•A Pena Moura

•Castro Friulio

Gastronomía:

Dentro de la provincia de Lugo, en el municipio de Friol se puede disfrutar de sus platos típicos como el pulpo á feira, el caldo gallego, la empanada, las truchas,... En carnaval es típico el cocido con chorizo, pezuña, morro, oreja, rabo y otros derivados del cerdo. Entre la repostería destacan las filloas (hechas con sangre de cerdo), los freixós y las orellas(todas comidas típicas en carnaval, y todas ellas hechas a modo de postre).

En el ámbito gastronómico destaca la " Feria do queixo e pan de Ousá" que se celebra anualmente y en la que se pueden degustar y adquirir quesos artesanales realizados por campesinos al estilo más tradicional.

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Festivals

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Rest of the year

March: Feira do Queixo e Pan de Ousá (25)

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Street market

•Mercado Gandeiro de Friol

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Gastronomy

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Trails and hiking

•Camino Primitivo (alternativa norte) (CPN, 44 km)

Services

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Famous people

•Celestino Fernández de la Vega, escritor español

•Idoia Rodríguez Buján, militar española (1983–2007)

•Antonio Evaristo Muíña Pena, político de España

•Francisco Narla, escritor español

•Enrique Barreiro Sánchez

Town hall

Alcaldía: Antonio Evaristo Muíña Pena

Web oficial: http://www.concellodefriol.es/

Town hall of Friol

Alcaldía: Antonio Evaristo Muíña Pena Web oficial: http://www.concellodefriol.es/

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