Alfoz do Castrodouro town hall

Alfoz do Castrodouro town hall sits in A Seara, the small administrative hub of the Galician municipality of Alfoz, in the province of Lugo.

Where exactly is the town hall?

You'll find the municipal office building right on the main road through A Seara (no street number, postal code 27773). A Seara itself isn't a town in the conventional sense — it functions as the administrative centre for a municipality made up of nine rural parishes: Adelán, Bacoi, Carballido, O Castrodouro, Lagoa, As Oiras, O Pereiro, O Reirado and San Pedro de Mor. Everything the roughly 1,500 residents scattered across those parishes need from local government routes through this one building.

What is the Alfoz do Castrodouro municipality?

It's one of the smaller administrative units in northern Galicia, sitting close to the Cantabrian coast. The municipality takes its name from the medieval Castrodouro Castle (also called Castro de Ouro), which still stands in the parish of O Castrodouro. The castle has belonged to the municipality since the 19th century and now doubles as a tourist information point with a small museum covering the area's history. The town hall itself is modest architecturally, but every piece of local bureaucracy — resident registration, permits, community events — passes through it.

What's worth seeing nearby?

Visitors passing through A Seara usually head on to Castrodouro Castle, a few kilometres away toward the coast — the municipality's main draw and a natural starting point for exploring the surrounding parishes, where the landscape is dominated by farmland, eucalyptus woods and traditional Galician rural architecture. A Seara itself is mainly a service village: the town hall, the local school and basic infrastructure that the outlying parishes rely on are all concentrated here.

How do you get to the town hall?

Alfoz lies in Lugo province, in the strip of land between Galicia's coast and its interior. Driving is by far the most practical option — the municipality has no train station of its own, and the nearest transport hubs are in Ribadeo and Viveiro. The local road connecting A Seara to neighbouring municipalities is well signposted, and the town hall building is easy to spot by its municipal flag and information sign at the entrance.

When should you visit?

The office keeps standard Spanish local-government hours, Monday to Friday, with a midday break typical of municipal administration in the region. For anyone visiting as a tourist rather than on official business, the more relevant question is season: spring and early autumn are the best times to explore the surrounding parishes and the castle, when temperatures are mild and the coast hasn't filled up with summer crowds.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alfoz do Castrodouro town hall a tourist attraction? Not in the usual sense — it's a working municipal office. Visitors come to the area mainly for Castrodouro Castle and the rural parishes; the town hall itself mostly serves local residents.

Where is A Seara located? A Seara is the main settlement of the Alfoz municipality, in Lugo province in northern Galicia, close to the Cantabrian coast.

What's the difference between Alfoz and Alfoz do Castrodouro? They're the same municipality — Alfoz do Castrodouro is the full official name in Galician, commonly shortened to Alfoz in everyday use.

What else is there to see in the municipality? The main attraction is Castrodouro Castle, with its visitor centre and small museum, along with the typical rural Galician landscape spread across the municipality's nine parishes.