From the viewpoint of the City of Culture, created by the sculptor Manolo Paz, visitors to Compostela can enjoy one of the best panoramic views of the capital, where the Cathedral and Mount Pedroso stand out. Also, if we look to the left, we can spot a building completed in 2021, the Intermodal Station, and very close to it the Pazo del Hórreo building, the home of the Galician Parliament, and the trees of the Alameda Park. To the right we can see the straight line that joins the Arch of Mazarelos with the Collegiate Church of Santa María La Real del Sar, Rúa Castrón Douro and, at the foot of it, the Convent of the Mercedarias. Not far from there, you can see the terraces of the Faculty of Geography and History, the Monastery of San Martín Pinario and the Colegio Mayor San Agustín. Further away from the historic centre, from what would be the perimeter of the disappeared medieval wall, stands the Minor Seminary of the Assumption on the hill of Belvís, the Convent of Santa Clara in the northern part of the city and, between the two, the Bonaval Park, the former site of the convent of San Domingos de Bonaval, recovered in the mid-1990s and designed by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza.
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Intermodal Station
The building of Compostela’s bus and train station is the newest infrastructure visible from the City of Culture on Mount Gaiás, a design by...
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Galician Parliament
The Pazo del Hórreo now houses the main regional institution. It was originally the Veterinary School of Compostela, but only served this function...
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Alameda Park
It was built on land donated to the town of Compostela in 1546 by Rodrigo de Moscoso Osorio and Álvarez de Toledo, fourth Count of Altamira....
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Rúa Castrón Douro
From the viewpoint of the City of Culture, the visitor can see one of the historic streets of the city, Castrón Douro, which links the old city...
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Convent of the Mercedarias
Located outside the city walls but very close to the historic centre, the Convent of the Mercedarias stands opposite the Mazarelos arch and...
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Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
The main building of Compostela, the cathedral began to be built in 1075, on the site where the remains of the Apostle Santiago were found, and the...
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Faculty of Geography and History
The building of the University’s Faculty of Geography and History is built on the site of a Jesuit college, which was transferred to the...
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Mount Pedroso
At 461 metres high, Mount Pedroso is the highest of all the peaks surrounding the city. Located on the right bank of the river Sarela, 40 minutes...
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San Martín Pinario
The monastery of San Martín Pinario, located opposite the front of the Cathedral’s azabachería, occupies more than two hectares. The original...
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Colegio Mayor San Agustín
Near the Plaza de Abastos we see the historic church of San Agustín, with a baroque cloister and a little-known library. The Colegio Mayor of the...
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Minor Seminary of the Assumption
Cardinal Quiroga Palacios was the driving force behind the construction of this building, which began in 1952 with the aim of covering the...
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Convent of Santa Clara
Founded in the 13th century on the initiative of Queen Doña Violante, wife of Alfonso X the Wise, the current Santa Clara Convent is a Baroque...
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San Domingos de Bonaval Park
Situated on the slopes of the Almáciga hill, this extensive park, inaugurated on 24 July 1994, was restored by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza...