Hillfort of Seixas Nature · Palas de Rei, Ulloa, Lugo Image of Palas de Rei, not of the place itself. An old fortress raised in the parish of Merlán on a hillfort enclosure; tradition points to it as the cradle of the Vázquez de Seixas lineage, one of the noble houses that shared out the lordship of the Ulloa. Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain (CC BY 2.0) What to see and do in Palas de Rei