Plaza del Obradoiro How difficult it is to photograph its 7,700-metre surface area! Being surrounded by monumental buildings, it is not easy to get a complete picture of Plaza del Obradoiro. From the portal of... read more
Obradoiro Square Plaza del Obradoiro is the monumental centre of Santiago de Compostela. Its Galician name seems to be derived from the workshops of the stonemasons that built the Cathedral´s baroque... read more
Cathedral façade The centre of the square is not a bad place, the same as the arches of Raxoi Palace, to stand facing the Cathedral if you have a wide-angle lens. But if you want a “full-body” photo... read more
Arrival and emotion Although the monumental beauty tends to monopolise everyone’s eyes, Plaza del Obradoiro and its surroundings are the most emotionally intense places in all Compostela. The arrival of... read more
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
Praterías Square The Cathedral´s south square, which is called after the silversmiths´ workshops occupying the arches underneath the cloister since the Middle Ages, is dominated by the... read more
A bird’s-eye view Going up to the Cathedral rooftops, at a height of 30 metres above Plaza del Obradoiro, gives you some of the best views of the squares surrounding the Cathedral, the architecture of the basilica... 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. Praza de Cervantes The fact that Praza de Cervantes used to be called, centuries ago, Plaza del Pan (Bread Square) or Plaza del Campo (Country Square) indicates that it used to be the location of the most important... read more
A small theatre Secluded and multicoloured, Praza das Praterías and its stairs offer magnificent group photos all day long, thanks to the portal’s south-facing orientation. The horses in its... read more
Cervantes Square In the 12th century, Plaza de Cervantes was known as the `Forum´, since it was a popular meeting place where the town crier read municipal agreements and the archbishop´s regulations.... 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
