More than a hundred Roman legionnaires, with standards and drums, have paraded this Saturday, January 21 in Madrid, to offer a small sample of the 'Arde Lucus' festival held annually in Lugo in the capital. This Romano-Castro historical recreation festival was born in 2002 to commemorate the Roman past of Lugo (Lucus Augusti), the oldest city in Galicia. It is recognized as a Festival of National Tourist Interest. In this way, Lugo commemorates the peaceful coexistence between Romans and castrexos, the Celtic people who inhabited the now Galician province at the time, more than 2,000 years a
More than a hundred Roman legionnaires, with standards and drums, have paraded this Saturday, January 21 in Madrid, to offer a small sample of the 'Arde Lucus' festival held annually in Lugo in the capital. This Romano-Castro historical recreation festival was born in 2002 to commemorate the Roman past of Lugo (Lucus Augusti), the oldest city in Galicia. It is recognized as a Festival of National Tourist Interest. In this way, Lugo commemorates the peaceful coexistence between Romans and castrexos, the Celtic people who inhabited the now Galician province at the time, more than 2,000 years ago. The delegation that has paraded since 5:30 from Plaza de Oriente, to continue along Calle Mayor, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Calle Arenal and return again to Plaza de Oriente. the march was presided over by the mayoress of Lugo, Lara Méndez. This parade is part of the activities of Lugo at FITUR.
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