Fontao

Fontao: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fontao

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Fontao: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Fontao — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.49306, -7.56131. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fontao

• SAC Serra do Xistral · viewpoint · Lugo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Torre do Mariscal Pardo de Cela · fort · Lugo · ~16 km · Must-see
• ZEC Río Landro · sanctuary · Lugo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Igrexa de San Pedro de Viveiro · church · Lugo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Monte Maior SAC · sanctuary · Lugo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Santuario de Nosa Señora dos Remedios · church · Lugo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Castelo da Frouseira · fort · Lugo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Catedral de Mondoñedo · church · Lugo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Porta da Vila · fort · Lugo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Porta do Valado · fort · Lugo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Igrexa de Santa María do Campo · church · Lugo · ~24 km · Must-see
• A Cova do Rei Cintolo · cave · Lugo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Castro da Trinidade · fort · Lugo · ~24 km · Must-see
• ZEC Ría de Foz - Masma · sanctuary · Lugo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Monte Caxado · viewpoint · A Coruña · ~26 km · Must-see
• Basílica de San Martiño de Mondoñedo · church · Lugo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Torre dos Andrade · fort · Lugo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pazo de Tovar · fort · Lugo · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fontao

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Fontao

• SAC Serra do Xistral · viewpoint · Lugo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Monte Caxado · viewpoint · A Coruña · ~26 km · Must-see
• Monte da Cova da Serpe · viewpoint · Lugo · ~67 km · Must-see
• SAC Monte Faro · viewpoint · Pontevedra · ~124 km · Must-see
• Parque do Monte do Gozo · viewpoint · A Coruña · ~127 km · Must-see
• O Pico Sacro · viewpoint · A Coruña · ~131 km · Must-see
• O Xistral · viewpoint · Lugo · ~6 km
• Vilachá · viewpoint · Lugo · ~7 km
• Penido Novo · viewpoint · Lugo · ~8 km
• Guriscado · viewpoint · Lugo · ~10 km

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