Palacio de Orellana, Renaissance palace in Salamanca, Spain

Palacio de Orellana stands at the corner of Calle San Pablo and Calle de Jesús in Salamanca, built in 1576 by canon Francisco Pereira de Anaya with the Cantabrian master Juan Ribero de Rada. Its facade on Plaza de Colón has two storeys divided by plain cornices and topped by a flat-roofed gallery of pillars on wooden corbels. Inside, an irregular L-shaped courtyard has semicircular arches below and a flat lintelled gallery above, with oculi in the spandrels.

The canon Francisco Pereira de Anaya had the palace built in 1576, with the Cantabrian master Juan Ribero de Rada taking part in the work. In the 19th century it was enlarged on the plot left by the demolition of the church of San Adrián. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural as a monument on 16 March 2000.

The palace carries three names: Orellana, Marquis of the Conquest and Marquis of Albaida, reflecting the families who owned it over the centuries. It stands at the corner of Calle San Pablo and Calle de Jesús, facing Plaza de Colón, and since 16 March 2000 it has been listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural.

The palace stands at the corner of Calle San Pablo and Calle de Jesús, with its main facade facing Plaza de Colón. The historic centre is pedestrian-friendly, so it is reached on foot; the L-shaped courtyard and the stair behind the tower are the interior points to locate.

The most original element is the staircase linking the lower and upper galleries, set at one end of the facade behind the tower. Its nearly square shaft opens onto the patio through a very wide lintelled opening. The palace was enlarged in the 19th century on the plot left by the demolition of the church of San Adrián.