Tourist information

Geography

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How to get here

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Sarria, historical head of an extensive and fertile region of almost 1,000 km^² called Terras de Sarria and made up of 7 municipalities, is located at a crossroads 31 km south of the city of Lugo and at kilometre point 114 on the French Way of St. James.

The municipality occupies a central position in the southern half of the province of Lugo, making it a privileged enclave and a privileged place to live and an ideal place as a base camp for touring the province due to its proximity to the Eastern Sierras of Courel and Ancares, the Ribeira Sacra and the historic centre of Lugo. It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of O Páramo and Láncara, to the east by the municipality of Samos, and 20km from Triacastela in this direction; to the west by the municipality of Paradela and, finally, to the south by the municipality of O Incio.

The town of Sarria, very well connected, is crossed by the N-546 which is the road that connects Lugo with Ourense, passing through Monforte, another possibility to get to Lugo or Monforte is the Vía rápida CG 2.2. Other routes are the one from Becerreá (LU-636) and the one that comes from Pedrafita and passes through Samos and Portomarín (LU-633).

Sarria also has a railway line from A Coruña – Monforte de Lemos.

Distances by road:

• Lugo: 31km. (Approximate time 25 min.)
• Lugo: 31km.
• Monforte: 32km. (Approximate time 25 min.)
• Monforte: 32km.
• Ribadeo: (Approximate time 1h 30min.)
• Ribadeo: (Approximate time 1h 30min.)
• A Coruña: 120km. (Approximate time 55min.)
• Ferrol: 126km.
• Ferrol: 126km. (Approximate time 1h 10min.)
• Ferrol: 126km.
• Santiago de Compostela: 116km. (Approximate time 1h 30min)
• Santiago de Compostela: 116km.
• Ourense: 73km. (Approximate time 55 min)
• Ourense: 73km.
• Pontevedra: 144km. (Approximate time 2h 20min)
• Pontevedra: 144km.
• Vigo: 161km. (Approximate time 1h 20min.)
• Vigo: 161km.

BY BUS

• Monbus
  • Lugo
  • Santiago de Compostela (making stops at localities on the Camino de Santiago)
  • Pedrafita do Cebreiro (making stops in towns on the Pilgrims’ Route to Santiago de Compostela)
  • Pedrafita do Cebreiro (making stops in towns on the Pilgrims’ Route to Santiago)
  • Monforte de Lemos
  • Monforte de Lemos

More information and timetables: www.monbus.es Telf: 902 292 900

• Epsa (Portomarín Company)
  • Triacastela
  • Pedrafita do Cebreiro
  • Samos
  • Portomarín
  • Portomarín
  • Palas de Rei
  • Palas de Rei

More information and timetables:https://empresaportomarin.com/noticias/rutas Telf: 627980138

BY TRAIN

• Sarria train station.
  • Direct trains with main towns:
    • Lugo
    • Betanzos
    • A Coruña (link with Santiago de Compostela)
    • A Coruña (link with Santiago de Compostela)
    • Monforte de Lemos
    • Monforte de Lemos
    • Ourense (link with Santiago de Compostela and Madrid by high speed (AVE))
    • Ourense (link with Santiago de Compostela and Madrid by high speed (AVE))
    • O Barco de Valdeorras
    • O Barco de Valdeorras

• National Territory:
  • Madrid (via Segovia, Medina del Campo, Zamora, Puebla de Sanabria – Ave with connection in Ourense)
  • Madrid (via Segovia, Medina del Campo, Zamora, Puebla de Sanabria – Ave with connection in Ourense).
  • Barcelona (via Ponferrada, León, Palencia, Vitoria, Pamplona, Zaragoza, Lleida) with connection Monforte de Lemos or with connection in Madrid via Segovia, Medina del Campo, Zamora, Puebla de Sanabria – (Ave with connection in Ourense).
  • Madrid (via Segovia, Medina del Campo, Zamora, Puebla de Sanabria – Ave with connection in Ourense).

More information and schedules: www.renfe.com

BY PLANE (nearest airports)

• A Coruña – Alvedro (LCG): www.aena.es
• Santiago de Compostela – Rosalía de Castro (SCQ): www.aena.es
• Vigo – Peinador (VG): www.aena.es

Climate and weather

Sarria’s climate combines characteristics of an oceanic climate with continental influence, as a consequence of its distance from the sea (90km) and its location within a valley.

Winters are cold, with frequent frosts, and summers are mild, with the lowest temperatures from November to March, with an average temperature of 6 °C; and the months with the highest temperatures are July and August, with an average temperature of 18 °C. The thermal oscillation is 13 °C.

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Spring arrives in Sarria usually sometime in March / April. The days quickly become longer and warmer, which attracts people to the valley while nature flourishes all around them.

For the latest weather forecasts, check the website https://www.meteogalicia.gal/web/predicion/localidades/localidadesIndex.action?idZona=27028 of the Galician Meteorological Institute.

For the latest weather forecasts, check the website https://www.meteogalicia.gal/web/predicion/localidades/localidadesIndex.action?idZona=27028 of the Galician Meteorological Institute.

Electricity

Voltage: 220-240 volts. The sockets are one of the two European standard plug types: “Type C” Europlug and “Type E/F” Schuko.

Power supply: 220-240 volts.

Postal services

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Post offices are open from 8:30am to 2:30pm Monday to Friday. The yellow post boxes are available for collection on weekdays.

Stamps can be purchased at post offices, bookshops, newsagents and hotels.

Post offices, bookshops, newsagents and hotels.

The Sarria General Post Office is located at C/ Calvo Sotelo, 183.

Post Office

Emergency numbers

The Local Police telephone number is 982530850 and the general Emergency telephone number is 112.

Police Department.

Pharmacy and medical care

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There are several pharmacies in the city. Look for the sign “Farmacia” with a green cross. You can find the Pharmacy on duty (24h) on the website of the Official College of Pharmacists of Lugo

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Emergency service:

Centro de Saude Ambulatorio, Rúa do Toleiro, +34 982 53 21 11, Open 24 hours.