Rain is a blessing for photographers in Compostela: it makes the granite of the façades and paving shine, and provides work for the gargoyles in stately homes, which pour our their flow under a fine mantle of water. Especially photogenic are those of Hostal dos Reis Católicos and San Martiño Pinario.
Moreover, when it clears up, the puddles on the ground reflect towers, volutes, running balconies and crestings, like an upside-down architectural world.