Hospital Real de los Reyes Católicos

Today: Hostal dos Reis Católicos (Parador de Santiago), Santiago de Compostela

Place: Santiago de Compostela
Kind: Hospital
Built: 1501 to 1678
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Open to visit

The royal hospital that the Catholic Monarchs had built for pilgrims at the end of the Camino, after their visit of 1486. Enrique Egas designed and directed it between 1501 and 1511; the Plateresque portal was contracted in 1519, a balcony was added in 1678 and in the 18th century two more courtyards completed the Greek cross. It served as a hostelry until the mid 20th century and is now a Parador, inside which the chapel can be visited.

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