Igrexa de San Paio de A Estrada

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Monastery and Church of San Paio de Antealtares | Monuments | Official Tourism Website of Santiago de Compostela and its Surroundings

9th c. Baroque It was founded in the 11th century by Alfonso II with twelve Benedictine monks in order to look after and render worship to the recently discovered tomb of the Apostle James. The present-day construction belongs almost entirely to the 17th and 18th centuries, since the original one was demolished. One of the sidewalls closes one side of Plaza de la Quintana, with an absolutely sober design based on unadorned walls. In the centre of this wall, a stone plaque commemorates the formation of th...