Fundación Casa Ducal de Medinaceli

Palacio de Oca

Palacio de Oca

"One finds at Oca seamless continuity and the soul in suspense, enchained by the beauty, knows not where the work of the garden architect ends or that of the farmer, intertwined as they are with one another, and both of them immersed in a nature with the most prodigious forms and colours that can be found..." Javier Sánchez Cantón (1944)

Those who have written about this architectural monument of stone and plants-dubbed the "Generalife of the North" and "Galician Versailles"-found they needed to compare it to universally known monuments in order to express both the singularity and significance of what is the best preserved of the Galician country estates. Although seemingly exaggerated, the comparison aptly conveys the fact that, although it was built very far from the Court, its design was based on courtly baroque gardens.

 

Discover the palace

Torreón del Pazo de Oca

Learn about the key people

Retrato de Domingo José Gayoso de los Cobos, IX Marqués de Camarasa. Agustín Estévez. 1804

Prominent members of the Spanish nobility such as the Gayoso de los Cobos family, reputed master stonemasons like the Ferreiras and the gardener of Madrid's Royal Palace, Francisco Vié, are some of the people involved, either together or successively, in the design and implementation of the stone and landscape architecture of this monument.

Planning your visit

Planifique su visita al Pazo de Oca

Find out about admission charges and the fastest way of getting to this monument, which is open to the public every day of the week from sunrise to sunset and is located less than 30 km from Santiago de Compostela off the AP-53 motorway, very close to exit no. 15.

Visit it privately

Eventos y recepciones en el Pazo de Oca

In addition to arranging private visits to this monument, which is located very close to Santiago de Compostela, Galicia's main tourist attraction, various types of events can be held in its gardens and interiors. By doing so, you will furthermore contribute to its conservation and dissemination.