Betanzos in the Feminine
Route highlighting the role of women in the history, culture and social life of Betanzos, exploring key places and figures that shape its heritage.
Orphans’ School
18th-century building with balcony and city coat of arms, founded as a school and now used for municipal services.
Founded in the 18th century by Úrsula Méndez de Teixeda, this building in San Roque Square originally housed a school. It features a balcony and city coat of arms and today accommodates municipal services.
Museo das Mariñas
Extensive ethnographic collection of traditional costumes, photography and history.
Archive–Liceo Building
18th-century neoclassical building created to house the Archive of the Kingdom of Galicia and now home to the Liceo of Betanzos.
Orphans’ School
18th-century building with balcony and city coat of arms, founded as a school and now used for municipal services.
Doctor Couceiro Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Diana the Huntress Fountain
Monumental fountain inaugurated in 1867, a replica of the Diana of the Louvre and one of Betanzos’ most recognisable urban symbols.
Church and Convent of San Francisco
14th-century Gothic temple declared a BIC, with extraordinary tombs of the Andrade family and rich sculptural decoration.