Praza das Praterías

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The Praza das Praterías, the Square of the Silversmiths, is the smallest and most intimate of the four squares surrounding the cathedral, lying on its southern side. It takes its name from the silversmiths whose workshops and shops have clustered here for centuries, and some still trade beneath its arcades, selling silver jewellery and religious items. At its centre stands the graceful Fonte dos Cabalos, the Fountain of the Horses, a seventeenth-century fountain topped by a figure and adorned with sculpted horses. Rising above the square is the Praterías doorway of the cathedral, which has the special distinction of being the only one of the cathedral's original Romanesque facades to survive, its twelfth-century carvings still vivid. The square is also overlooked by the elegant Casa do Cabido, a narrow Baroque building that is really just a decorative screen, built to beautify the square.

Fatti principali

• 1 fountain — The Fountain of the Horses stands at the centre of the square
• 12 century — The Praterías doorway is the cathedral's only surviving Romanesque facade
• 1 craft — Silversmiths have worked around the square for centuries, giving it its name

📍 Praza das Praterías 5, 15705, Santiago de Compostela

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