Things to see and do Benavente

Founded at the request of the fifth Earl of Pimentel, he first had the function of lodging and assisting pilgrims who went to Santiago de Compostela since the city is one of the steps of the camino francino passing through Astorga. Its facade is representative of the first Spanish Renaissance, while retaining influences from Gothic. The piedad scene appears on a high-relief (or semi-hump) above the corniche, framed by the founders' arms. Inside, you will notice the square patio surrounded by two-story galleries. The ensemble also includes a chapel whose wrought iron grid is decorated with gothic motifs. Today, the building houses a residence in the old age. 

Built in the 3rd century, at the initiative of Doña Eldoncia, daughter of Counts Osorio y Teresa, it is a Romanesque style building with naves and a transept. The latter is not on the plane but behind curved apses. In the north, the portal that corresponded to the cloister is characterized by three archivolts and that of the south, by a warhead arch and several archivolts resting on three pairs of columns, with sculpted capitals. The upper area presents the figures of six prophets. Also note the interior decoration of the archivolts and the eardrum.