Betanzos

Betanzos stands in a fertile Galician valley near the Atlantic, on the English Way to Santiago de Compostela. Its old streets preserve churches and gateways from a prosperous medieval town. The church of San Francisco was erected in 1387 at the command of Count Fernán Pérez de Andrade, whose tomb inside is adorned with hunting scenes. In the fifteenth century the tailors' guild built the church of Santiago, placing an image of Saint James on horseback above its main doorway.