Palaces, Villas and Castles

Casa de las Conchas (House of Shells)

Casa de las Conchas (House of Shells)was built in the 15th-century.This Renaissance palace was the town house of Talavera Maldonado who was a Knight of the Order of Santiago. The most notable feature of the palace is the facade decorated with carvings of scallop shells, the symbol of medieval pilgrims traveling the Way of Saint James to Santiago de Compostela.

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