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,...

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...

"San Frutuoso" is a Churrigueresque 18th century 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....

Santiago de Compostela University is a 17th century baroque Church built by the Jesuits. It became the University chapel at the end of the 18th century when the order was expelled. The statues of St. Ignatius and St. Francis Xavier on the façade were disfigured to represent St. Peter and St. Pa...

The baroque style church Saint Agustin in Santiago de Compostela was built in the 17th century. It was supposed to have two towers but one of them was never built....