Betanzos

Betanzos is a municipality in Galicia, Spain, in the province of A Coruña (population 12,575 [2002]).

The town is located in a fertile valley close to the Atlantic Ocean, and it has one of the best preserved old quarters in Galicia. Noteworthy is the Iglesia de San Francisco (St Francis Church), erected in 1387 by order of count Fernán Pérez de Andrade, whose tumb, decorated with hunting scenes, can be seen inside of the church. The Iglesia of Santiago (St James Church), built in the 15th century by the guild of tailors, has a main portal decorated with a horseback statue of Saint James.

Other sights in the town are several town palaces, a 16th-century clock tower, and the town walls, which preserve three of their original four gates.

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