Cultural route in the historical centre
Cultural route in the historic centre
Cultural route in the historical centre
- Pillars of Dean’s Tower (medieval architecture, 14th and 15th centuries). A defensive construction built on the rocky edge of the coastal perimeter of the old medieval Pobra. In the 19th and 20th centuries, several holes were added to the façade to transform it into a living room. In addition to the main body of the medieval factory, it houses a sash window and the oldest coat of arms of the town on one of its lintels.
- Paved road. Infrastructure of the Modern Age (18th century)
- Cruceiro do adro de Santiago da Pobra do Deán (18th century). A cross with a shaft that ends in a composite capital which has reliefs of anchor heads on each of its faces. The composition consists of a traditional group of crucifixion sculptures carved with finesse and realism.
- Church of Santiago da Pobra do Deán (XIV-XIX centuries). It has a great historical value due to some of its building and ornamentation elements, with stylistic elements that include the gothic and neoclassic ones, having also several sculptural pieces in the exterior, among which we can point out the apostle Santiago, of Romanesque style or the model as the Porch of Glory.
- Couto Palace (18th and 19th century). This building has the most significant characteristics of the pacega architecture, constituting a combination with its garden. Belonging to the Valderrama family during the 18th century, it was associated with prominent people from the local history: one of the most notable is the famous writer Ramón del Valle-Inclán.
- Casa Grande de Aguiar (16th and 19th century). Its origins date back to the 16th century, when the tower was renovated in the Baroque period. It is a very singular complex, joint with the church of Santiago do Deán and the Couto Palace. During the 18th century it belonged to the Romay family and later to the Díaz de Rábago family. It was the residence of several important people in the local history, such as Mrs. Carmela Arias and Díaz de Rábago, Countess of Fenosa.
- Ancient School of Arts and Crafts (modernist architecture, 19th century). It is a group residential building with elaborate ornaments and certain inspiration inspired by vegetable motifs, following the modernist influence of the period. He was a member of the School of Arts and Crafts and the Galician writer Castelao studied painting there.
- Casal dos Montenegro – House of the Quadrant (19th century). The building reflects its origin as a noble house or urban palace with a sundial or quadrant at one end of the façade. This building is related to the modern history of the town as it was the headquarters of the local newspaper La Razón.
- Casa da Estrela (medieval architecture, 14th-15th centuries). This house is clear evidence of the medieval past of the town of Pobra do Deán. It is probably an old medieval tower, which still preserves the characteristic linteled, somewhat blinded openings. The most characteristic is an ornamental work in the shape of a star by David in one of his eardrums.
- House of Rábago Paseiro (18th century). A noble house belonging, in its day, to the Rábago family, one of the leading representatives of the local history. It has baroque emblems on the main entrance.
- The ancient Pier fountain (19th century). This is a German smelting fountain that was originally built at the entrance of the old town so that the boats could carry fresh water daily.
- Ancient Elma cinema (rationalist architecture, 20th century). The Elma cinema was inaugurated in 1953 and was designed by the architect Antonio Tenreiro Rodríguez from A Coruña, author of the projects of two cinemas including the Savoy cinema in A Coruña and unique buildings such as the headquarters of the Banco Pastor or the Barrié da Coruña House. Hoxe en día is a theatre owned by the municipality.
- Patín Gothic House (medieval architecture from the 15th to the 16th century). This building has carved columns and a Gothic façade with an ogee arch.
- Pilgrimage hospitality (17th century). Charitable hospitality along the old Jacobean route along its passage through the town. The main features are the lateral brackets on the cover, the engraving of the cradle and the pilgrimage staff, which marked the use of the building. It is of great value as a reference point for the Jacobean Route of the Sea of Arousa and the Ulla River, being the only example of this type of architecture that is preserved in this itinerary, which has been used for many years in the urban section of the town.
- Ancient inn (18th century). This building, which is an ancient style of inn which is situated on a slope, it has a large balcony with a continuous ironwork. It was located on the old road that used to connect to the old town.
- House with skate (traditional architecture, 18th-19th centuries).
- Urbanism of the first PXOM (eclectic architecture, 19th-20th centuries).
- Church of Sta. María a Antiga do Caramiñal (16th and 18th centuries). Church with a Renaissance apse but with a main nave and ostentatious baroque altarpieces.
- Casa do concello (eclectic architecture, 19th century). This building, which was originally a school, was built by Manuel Fernández Varela at the beginning of the 19th century in accordance with the eclectic trend of the time.
- Cristo do Pichón Square (18th century). A cross with a wooden shaft and a composite capital with pinheads and a group of sculptures of the crucifixion of excellent quality and realism, according to the patterns of the baroque image.
- Cadea House (18th century). Old Caramiñal prison, from the time when the town was surrounded by the law of the Lords of Xunqueiras.
- Catalan neighbourhood. Transit of the salting and canning industry (19th century).
- Bronze sculpture: Pescantina, by Gonzalo Sánchez Mendizábal (2001).
- Bermudez Tower (16th century). Historical-artistic monument of national importance Built between 1540-1545, this is a civil residence with elegant classical ornamentation, which is among This outstanding Renaissance mansion housing the Valle-Inclán Museum.
- Sculpture in bronze. D. Ramón del Valle-Inclán, by Gonzalo Sánchez Mendizábal (2002).
- Ancient tavern (medieval architecture, 15th-16th century). It is a small building, which was a tavern in medieval times, where you can see ogee arches on the lower floor, characteristic elements of the late Gothic period.
- Pincho House (traditional architecture, 18th century). The houses of the “pincho” are a type of traditional sea house, widespread on the Galician coast since the 12th century. It seems that the name comes from an iron hook that was placed on the walls of the house in order to hang the nets and thus be able to dry or fix them when necessary.
- Valle-Inclán Gardens (1st half of the 20th century). Considered the first avenue of the region, it witnessed the urban renewal activities that took place at the beginning of the 20th century and which modernised the structure of the town, adapting it to its functionality as the municipal capital of the time.
- Old Casino and Main Theatre (19th century). A building that was used to house the town’s old casino, built in accordance with the eclectic taste of the urban buildings of the time. It is of great interest due to its connection with the recent history of the town, and stands out for the quality of its finishes and the architectural elements typical of the historicist style of the town.
