We finally got rid of the driveway and pedestrian gates that came with the house. They were made of thin galvanized sheet metal that had been sloppily painted by the contractor's masons. They did their job, though, keeping our dogs in and keeping strangers (and their dogs) out.

But when someone rang the doorbell out there we couldn't see who was there.

So we had been talking about replacing them for over a year but couldn't afford the fine craftsmanship our local blacksmith shop. Then we heard of a one-man shop nearby that was more affordable. He gave us a good price and we gave him the job.
 

Most wrought iron gates around here either have small panels at the bottom, below the vertical bars, or have no panel at all. We opted for a two rows of panels at the bottom so that small dogs can't squeeze in (or out) between the vertical bars. But we can now see who is ringing the doorbell.

In case you're wondering about the effects of all our Galician rain, yes, the gates are galvanized before they're painted. One family in this area saved a little money by skipping the galvanizing but their gates are now 100% covered with rust.

By the way, the man we hired is originally from southern Italy. He met and married his Galician wife when they both were working in Switzerland. She's from a village a couple of miles from here. She's also his only helper and she's pretty good at it, too, including the heavy lifting.