Pazo (Galician manor)

Pazo de Xelmírez

Santiago de Compostela · A Coruña

Pazo de Xelmírez, pazo (galician manor) en Santiago de Compostela

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Pazo (Galician manor) in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, 263 m above sea level, 15 m from the Camiño Inglés.

O pazo de Xelmírez é o antigo palacio episcopal da catedral de Santiago de Compostela, situado no lado norte da catedral cara á praza do Obradoiro. Foi construído por Diego Xelmírez, arcebispo de Santiago entre 1120 e 1136 pero do edificio orixinal só se conservan as portas de comunicación coa basílica: a Porta de Gramáticos, a porta da Torre e a porta da tribuna.

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Facts

Roof Roof tile

Walls Stone

Floors 5

Elevation here ≈ 263 m · Terrain Tiles

Nearest town Santiago de Compostela, 88 m away

Way of St James Camiño Inglés, 15 m away

People in the municipality 100,842 (2025) · IGE

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Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.

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