Built by the University of Santiago in 1666, Inferniño has lain in the shadow of the Cathedral of Santiago since then and been home to students, priests and professors over centuries. Today, wisely renovated to maintain its timeless feel but contemporarily decorated and equipped with all the mod-cons, open-concept rooms, it is the perfect place for rental apartments in Santiago, right off Obradoiro Square where thousands of pilgrims end their Camino every day, although set aside in a quiet street isolated from the hustle and bustle of the town’s noisy nightlife.

Located right in the centre of Santiago, the capital of the Spanish region of Galicia, Inferniño gives amazing views of the imposing presence of the Cathedral of Santiago and privileged access into the culture and history that fills all corners of the town. In fact, the street it is on runs down from the Obradoiro square, and –living proof that heaven and hell are never too far apart– this was the path traditionally taken by the less pious of travellers on their way to the more salubrious parts of Santiago many years ago. Originally the name of the street, Inferniño –the little hell– is a gentle dig at this past, as well as to our location, figuratively below the Cathedral. However, today what really awaits you is quite the opposite: a little haven for travellers amidst the imposing buildings and narrow streets of Santiago’s old town. From the apartments you can almost hear the creak of the rope as it swings the Cathedral’s massive Botafumiero or thurible in a 65 metre arc, spreading the scent of incense throughout the transept. And if you look out into the square you’ll see the endless trickle of pilgrims doggedly completing hundreds of kilometres of the Camino de Santiago.