Spain, Galicia, A Coruña province, Santiago de Compostela. Hostal de Los Reyes Católicos (Catholic Monarchs Hostel). Former royal hospital, built by the Catholic Monarchs in 1501, to care for the sick and pilgrims on their way to Compostela. Detail of one of the balconies on the main facade, designed by the Benedictine friar Tomás Alonso, with the window framed by sculptural reliefs representing bunches of grapes (17th century).

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