Plaza del Obradorio
The Plaza del Obradorio is Santiago de Compostela’s urban, architectural, cultural, touristic and religious core. Hundreds of pilgrims arrive each day, all year long, except during the summer when they arrive in thousands. It is flanked by the Cathedral, the Hostal de los Reyes Católicos -nowadays a State-owned hotel and former pilgrim's hospital-, the “Pazos” of Xelmírez and Raxoi (“Pazo” is a typical Galician rural palace) and the university vice-chancellor's office .