Pazo de Quintáns

Built in the 17th century (the founder was the Abbot of San Pedro de Vilalonga, Pedro de Paadín), it is a building with an L-shaped floor-plan, surrounded by a majestic carved wall of granite. It has a 17th century chapel declared to be an Object of Cultural Interest and a large raised granary. The floor-plan of this Pazo is square shaped, and it has a ground floor and a first floor. There is a stone balcony projecting all along the front, with a wooden railing. This balcony acts as a sun trap, as it faces south, and is connected to the inside of the house through two glass doors. The eastern side connects to the back garden, and there is also a striking round-arched door to the small oratory. The Pazo has two heraldic coats of arms: One between the two doors that lead onto the balcony, with the coats of arms of the Valladares family and the Padín family, and another one behind with the coats of arms of the Rivera, Figueroa, Ulloa, Torres and Aponte families. There used to be a tower built into the Casal de Moldes, belonging to Marshall Suero Gómez de Sotomayor and currently belonging to Pedro Castiñeiras Muñoz