Inmaculada Square
Plaza de la Inmaculada is bordered by the Monastery of San Martiño Pinario and the Cathedral´s Azabachería façade, whose name refers to the traditional presence... read more
Quintana Square `Quintana´ is the same as `praça´ and both words were used in the Middle Ages to define open spaces for public use. The Quintana was a square par excellence, delimited by the... read more
The photogenic Plaza de la Quintana The bareness of Plaza de la Quintana acquires special value with the effect of the light on the stone. Midday enables you to photograph the granite in all of its hardness. At dusk the... read more
7. Convent desserts Very close to Praza de Cervantes is the Convent of San Paio de Antealtares, founded in the 10th c. and occupied since the 15th c. by cloistered Benedictine nuns. Going down the street of the same... read more
From the University to the Market The street Cardenal Payá takes us to Plaza de Mazarelos, which features the only existingarchway from the medieval walls. The 11th-century fort, with its 2-kilometre perimeter,... read more
All that is left of the wall Continuing through Praza do Toural towards the University, along Rúa das Orfas and Cardeal Payá, we come to Praza de Mazarelos. There we find the arch of the same name, the only one... read more
Stairway to heaven The old Dominican Convent of San Domingos not only houses the Museo do Pobo Galego (ethnographic museum), but also an architectural marvel of all times: the surprising baroque spiral stairway... read more
