32Cathedral of Tui

Tui · Galicia

A fortress-cathedral over the Miño, facing Portugal, with battlements and defensive towers. Its portal is one of the earliest examples of Gothic on the Iberian Peninsula; it holds the devotion to Saint Elmo, patron of sailors.

Chronology and style

12th–13th c. · Romanesque and Gothic · Episcopal see

Ways and routes

CAMINO PORTUGUÉS (PORTUGUESE WAY)