What to see in Municipality 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...

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....

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 s...

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,...

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...

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...

Almáciga Park is located just minutes from the historic area of 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...

The Carballeira (oak wood) overlies a Celtic hill fort and contains a chapel to Santiago de Compostela’s other patron saint, Santa Susanna...

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....