37Church of San Francisco de Pontevedra

Pontevedra · Galicia

A great Gothic conventual church in the heart of Pontevedra, linked by tradition to a foundation by Saint Francis of Assisi on his pilgrimage to Santiago. With a broad nave and polygonal apses, it holds medieval noble tombs and opens its façade onto the Ferrería, the heart of the city of the Lérez.

Chronology and style

14th–15th c. · Mendicant Gothic · Conventual church · Heritage listed

Ways and routes

CAMINO PORTUGUÉS (PORTUGUESE WAY)