Alameda Park The Alameda park is the most important reference point as regards Santiago residents´ walks and leisure; it is a very pleasant area, a kind of natural lounge. Its privileged location,... read more
Galeras Park Galeras Park runs along the banks of the River Sarela, in a flattish area where it is joined by the Corgo stream. This watercourse is delimited in the west by the Finca do Espiño... read more
Vista Alegre Park Vista Alegre Park, or `Finca Simeón´, was once a private garden, as shown by its sturdy outer wall, the statues guarding the way, its trees (palm trees, orange trees, apple trees,... read more
Auditorium of Galicia and Music in Compostela Park The Auditorium of Galicia, designed by the architect Julio Cano Lasso, was opened in 1988. It was built using traditional Galician architectural solutions, such as granite masonry and... read more
Alameda Leaving the old town via Porta Faxeira, one of the old city gates, we come to the Alameda park. This generic name encompasses three different zones: Paseo de la Alameda, Carballeira (Oak Grove in... read more
San Domingos de Bonaval Park San Domingos de Bonaval Park, situated in the Dominican convent´s former grounds and cemetery, was rehabilitated as a city park according to the Portuguese architect Álvaro... read more
A park with views Via Porta do Camiño, going between the CGAC and the Convent of Bonaval, you come to Bonaval Park. Álvaro Siza and Isabel Aguirre designed in it a series of platforms and terraces,... read more
Wonderful contrasts Via Rúa dos Pelamios we reach Vista Alegre Parjk, the result of an intelligent adaptation by Arata Isozaki and César Portela of a manor garden for contemporary uses. Behind the... read more
A world apart After passing Vaquería de O Carme de Abaixo, an old farm transformed into housing by the architect Víctor López Cotelo, and going by the chapel of O Carme de Abaixo,... read more
Classic postcard One of the most repeated photographs of the monumental district is the one from Paseo de los Leones, in Alameda Park: tree branches in the foreground, and in the background, the Obradoiro... read more
