Santiago de Compostela - Convento de San Francisco

At the north end of Calle de San Francisco, directly opposite the multi-story parking lot, stands the Convento de San Francisco, which was founded by St Francis on his first pilgrimage to Santiago between 1213 and 1215 and rebuilt between 1618 and 1783. There is a modern monument to St Francis in front of the doorway of the twin-towered church. There are remains of a Gothic cloister. From the convent Calle San Francisco runs south, passing the long facade of the Faculty of Medicine, to enter the Plaza del Obradoiro at its northeast corner.