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The only remaining remnant of Sarria's medieval castle. With its square layout and stone walls, it witnessed centuries of battles and the passage of thousands of pilgrims to Santiago. It's worth a quick stop for a photo and a medieval feel before continuing on your way. Just don't be overconfident: Sarria's slopes always have their way.

Remains of a 14th-century fortress that once stood watch over the Neira Valley. Although in ruins, it still retains the legendary air of the old Galician lineages. Cyclist's tip: the climb is demanding, but arriving and finding this solitary tower makes the journey seem twice as worthwhile.

Located in the old town of Pobra de Parga, opposite the parish church of Santo Estevo, in the municipality of Gutiriz, this tower and part of a medieval wall still stands proudly at its highest point. It stands guard from its hill over the Parga River, which flows below it, and connects us to the town via a Gothic bridge. It was built by Juan Pérez Parragués and in 1603 was used as a jurisdictional prison. Currently declared a site of cultural interest, remains of a section of the wall still exist. It is made of large, fine ashlar masonry, reaching a maximum height of eight meters and including a circular bastion about four meters in diameter.

The original castle dates back to the 11th century, although the current tower was rebuilt in the 15th century after the Irmandiño revolts, which destroyed much of the fortress. It was owned by the lords of Lemos and later passed into the hands of Fernán Pérez de Andrade, who left his heraldic mark on the tower with the figure of the wild boar, a symbol of his lineage. In the 19th century, during the First Carlist War, the tower was reused as a defensive bastion and later restored.

The Andrade Tower in Vilalba (Lugo) is an impressive medieval building that constitutes the only vestige of the old Vilalba Castle, and one of the most important historical symbols of the Terra Chá region.

It was built on an ancient Galician-Roman fort, giving it deep historical roots. The original fortress was rebuilt in the late 14th or early 15th century by Juan Pérez Parragués, and in 1603 it was used as a jurisdictional prison. The castle served to guard the road between Lucus Augusti (Lugo) and Flavia Brigantium (Betanzos), a strategic route in medieval Galicia.

The Castro da Pobra de Parga Castle, located in the municipality of Guitiriz (Lugo), is an ancient medieval fortress that is now in ruins, but preserves architectural elements of great historical interest. Today, only a wall of the enclosure and a cylindrical tower measuring approximately 4 meters in diameter, with ashlars reaching 8 meters in height, remain.

The Gate of the Keep in Monforte de Lemos is not a stand-alone gate, but rather forms part of the elevated access to the Keep, the most emblematic element of the Castle of San Vicente. The tower and its gate were damaged during the Great Irmandiña War (1467–1469), but were later rebuilt. Today, it is one of the finest examples of medieval military architecture in Galicia.