E&V sells renovated duplex in a historic building on Rúa Nova, Santiago de Compostela

The property offers 232 m² of built area and has undergone a comprehensive renovation, turning it into an exclusive home in the historic quarter. A building with character and memory, called Pazo Pedrosa, known to the people of Santiago as the Hotel España, where traditional architecture coexists with modern comfort thanks to the addition of an elevator. Before crossing the home’s main door, an imposing stained-glass ceiling draws our attention like a skylight, bringing natural light to the entire staircase. We enter the home and a hall opens onto a large living room that immediately becomes the centerpiece of the house. From its windows, the gaze is inevitably drawn to one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks: Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, whose presence accompanies everyday life and turns every moment into a unique experience. The entrance floor is completed by a separate, fully equipped and very comfortable kitchen, a bathroom, and two bedrooms that add spaciousness and versatility to the whole. The floors are wooden and the doors are oak. The upper floor has been conceived as an independent, functional space, divided into two loft-style apartments. Each has a double bedroom, a full bathroom, and a kitchen, offering multiple possibilities: hosting guests with complete privacy, creating workspaces, or developing a residential project with autonomy within the home itself. As a finishing touch, the duplex features an exceptional terrace, a secluded corner above the rooftops of Santiago de Compostela from which to contemplate the beauty of the historic area. An intimate, sheltered space to enjoy the outdoors in absolute privacy, without prying eyes, while the monumental city unfolds all around in a serene, exclusive atmosphere. A hard-to-find property: spaciousness, open views of the Cathedral, independent areas, and the privilege of living in Santiago de Compostela from one of its most special enclaves. The house is steeped in history. In 1755, the Cathedral Chapter of Santiago de Compostela commissioned Lucas Antonio Ferro Caaveiro to draw up the plans for the new façade of the Azabachería, which replaced the medieval portal; he was also commissioned to design this house, consisting of a ground floor with arcades, a first floor with elongated balconies and a central projecting balcony, and a second floor with three balconies and coats of arms. The building is crowned by a prominent projecting cornice, at whose ends there are polygonal gargoyles. Hotel España was one of the city’s most sought-after. The heraldic shields adorning the façade are ecclesiastical. Unlike many rural Galician pazos, this is an urban pazo, known as Pazo Pedrosa: a stately residence integrated into the fabric of the historic city. Rúa Nova was an important street within the medieval enclosure and concentrated the homes of well-to-do families and institutions. The architecture preserves very characteristic features of Compostela Baroque: ashlar construction, a ground floor with arcades designed to protect from the weather and encourage urban activity. It is important to note that the staircase is preserved; it begins with a stone flight and a powerful stone pillar. The heraldic shields do not appear to be simple shields of a single lineage, but rather a more elaborate ensemble, possibly intended to represent family alliances or institutional dignity (something relatively common in buildings linked to urban elites and to the Chapter’s milieu in Santiago de Compostela).