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View of FriolHombreDHojalata · CC BY-SA 3.0

Friol

Mountain village

Friol is a municipality in the Lugo province in Galicia. It is located in northwest Spain. It is bordered on the north by Begonte and Guitiriz, to the south by Palas de Rei and Guntín, to the east by Lugo and Outeiro de Rei and to the west by the province of La Coruña. It has an area of 292.29 km2. It has a population of 3,616 inhabitants according to the INE in 2024. The population density is 12 inhabitants/km2.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Friol
Province
Lugo
Autonomous community
Galicia
Population (INE 2025)
3,608
Altitude
483,822 m
Area (IGN)
293 km²
Postcode
27220
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What to see

  1. 1Castelo de Friol
  2. 2Museo Etnográfico San Paio de Narla
  3. 3A Medorna do Castro
  4. 4A Medorra de Reigosa 1
  5. 5A Medorra de Xoana
  6. 6A Rodela
Data from OpenStreetMapSee more

What to do

  1. 1Hiking: Camino del Norte (Galicia)
  2. 2Hiking: Camino Primitivo (alternativa norte)
  3. 3Hiking: Etapa 11: San Romao da Retorta - Melide
  4. 4Reserva de la Biosfera de las Tierras del Miño
  5. 5Reserva de la Biosfera Las Mariñas Coruñesas y Tierras de Mandeo
  6. 6MTB: Mtb Camino del Norte (Galicia)
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Photo gallery

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  • Iago Casabiell González · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • José Antonio Gil Martínez · CC BY 2.0
  • José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain · CC BY 2.0
  • 11 places to stayIllustrative photo · Unsplash

    Accommodation

    11 places to stay in Friol

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  • 8 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Jessica Spengler · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    8 restaurants in Friol

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  • 8 experiencesIllustrative photo · Enrique Amigo · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    8 experiences in Friol

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 982 37 50 01
    • Official website: www.concellodefriol.es
    • Email: tesoreria@concellodefriol.es

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes83 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes99 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes97 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, EV chargers, motorhomes, nursery school, pool, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Friol Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Friol

11 registered places to stay

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