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Sights to Visit: Spain » Galicia » Corunna » Santiago de Compostela

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Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Category: Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela
The main facade of the Cathedral is called Obradoiro, which means golds mithwork, because it was deeply artistic and witty developed by the stone cutters in the 18th century. The total surface of Santiago de Compostela`s cathedral is nowadays 23000 square meters. The first church`s foundation stone ...

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Church Santa Maria de Camino
Category: Church in Santiago de Compostela
The Church Santa Maria del Camino is located in the last part of the way of the pilgrimage already in the old town of Santiago to welcome the pilgrims. Finished around 1770 by Ferro Caaveiro, it was rebuilt in the baroque style to substitute the old one from the Romanesque period.

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Church de las Animas
Category: Church in Santiago de Compostela
The church of Las Animas (the Souls) in Santiago de Compostela  was built by Ferro Caaveiro in 1784 and later on modified by Ventura Rodriguez.The repairs were paid with the alms of the pious of purgatory`s souls. In the facade, besides the big Ionian columns, we can see an interesting scene that ...

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Monastery of St Martin Pinario
Category: Monastery in Santiago de Compostela
The great Monastery of St Martin Pinario in Santiago de Compostela faces the north transept of the cathedral. On top is the pennant hemmed pilgrim at Amiens watching a pudgy looking St-Martin of Tours on a wooden looking horse, cut off half of his cloak to give him. Up the road and round the corner,...

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Park Alameda
Category: Parks & Gardens in Santiago de Compostela
Park Alameda in Santiago de Compostela is built in the XVI century. It was designed taking into account the three social classes of that time. That`s why it has three walks, one for every social class. There can be found oak trees typical for Galicia. The oaks were regarded as magical trees by th...

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Church Santa Domingo
Category: Church in Santiago de Compostela
The Church Santa Domingo de Bonaval in Santiago de Compostela is a 14th century baroque church with some Romanesque elements (The monastery was allegedly founded in 1220 by Santo Domingo de Guzman). In the church Santo Domingo the mortal remains of outstanding personalities of the galician culture a...

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Monte de la Almáciga Park
Category: Parks & Gardens in Santiago de Compostela
Almáciga Park is located just minutes from the historic area of Santiago de Compostela.

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San Gelmirez Palace
Category: Palace in Santiago de Compostela
The Palace of Gelmirez was built in the 12th century and, as it is possible to see, it is attached to the Cathedral from Santiago de Compostela. Its construction was ordered by the archbishop Gelmirez in order to replace the old episcopal residence which had been attacked and destroyed by popular up...

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Oak wood Carballeira de San Lourenzo
Category: Parks & Gardens in Santiago de Compostela
The Carballeira (oak wood) overlies a Celtic hill fort and contains a chapel to Santiago de Compostela’s other patron saint, Santa Susanna

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San Jeronimo Palace
Category: Palace in Santiago de Compostela
The palace of San Jeronimo, also known as Estudio Viejo was built in the 12th century, odered by the archbishop of Fonseca and, originally, it was not located in this square, but it was close to the San Martin Pinario`s convent, in the north side of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

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Belvís Park
Category: Parks & Gardens in Santiago de Compostela
The park of Belvís is one of the many parks in Santiago de Compostela.

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The Pantheon of Illustrious Galicians
Category: Museum in Santiago de Compostela
The Panteon de Galegos Ilustres, in english Pantheon of Distinguished Galicians, is in the left lateral chapel of the church of the monastery of Santo Domingo de Bonaval, which welcomes as well the Museum of Galician People, in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. It was set up by peo...

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Plaza del Obradoiro
Category: Square in Santiago de Compostela
At Plaza del Obradoiro are situated some of most intresting historical buildings and attractions of Santiago de Compostela - the Cathedral, Gelmirez Palace, Hospital Real building (in Plateresque and Renaissance styles), Rajoy Palace, Colegio de San Jerónimo and Colegio de Fonseca

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Granxa do Sexto
Category: Parks & Gardens in Santiago de Compostela
The park Granxa do Sexto (Parque Granxa do Xesto) is located several kilometers west of city of Santiago de Compostela.

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church San Frutuoso
Category: Church in Santiago de Compostela
"San Frutuoso" is a Churrigueresque 18th century church in Santiago de Compostela.

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Bonaval Park
Category: Parks & Gardens in Santiago de Compostela
This is one of the many parks and gardens in Santiago de Compostela. From Bonaval Park there are the best views to town of Santiago de Compostela and its Cathedral.

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Eugenio Granell Park
Category: Parks & Gardens in Santiago de Compostela

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Praza de Praterias
Category: Square in Santiago de Compostela

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church of Santa Maria Salome
Category: Church in Santiago de Compostela
The church of Santa Maria Salome in Santiago de Compostela is one of the churches commissioned by Archbishop Xelmirez in the 12th century. Dedicated to the mother of the Apostle, only the front remains from the original building. The baroque tower is from the 18th century.

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Park of Vite
Category: Parks & Gardens in Santiago de Compostela

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