Santiago de Compostela - Plaza del Obradoiro (Plaza de España) 
The objective of all visitors to Santiago is the Plaza del Obradoiro, a spacious square surrounded by handsome buildings below the west front of the Cathedral. The square, which lies on the west side of the old town, with its old-world arcaded streets and its many churches and convents, is one of the finest and best preserved squares in Spain.
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Colegio de Fonseca
Beyond the Colegio de San Jerónimo, to the south, is the Colegio de Fonseca (1544) now houses the Faculty of Pharmacy and the main part of the University Library. This is also the meeting-place of the Galician parliament. The building is laid out round a two-story patio.
Colegio de San Jerónimo
At the south end of the square is the former Colegio de San Jerónimo, now the Institute of Galician Studies. It is the smallest and plainest building on the Plaza del Obradoiro, with a fine sculptured doorway of 1490 (originally belonging to an old pilgrim hospice).
Palacio de Rajoy
The west side of the Plaza del Obradoiro is dominated by the Palacio de Rajoy (1777), now occupied by the Town Hall and the government of the Autonomous Community of Galicia.
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Always closed on:
Letras Gallegas - Spain (May 17)
Feast of St James - Christian (July 25)
Feast of St James - Christian (July 25)
