Private Tour to Santiago de Compostela and its stunning Cathedral

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

  Santiago’s food market has a rural chic feel: traditional stores run by ladies from surrounding farms mixed with stylish stalls. Modernity and tradition really live in harmony in the Abastos area, with exciting new restaurants also opening their doors in recent years. Here, you will find some of Galicia’s best products.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Monasterio de San Martin Pinario

  This Monastery was founded in the ninth century by a group of Benedictine monks who settled in the city after getting news of the discovery of St. James’ remains. What you see today dates from the late-15th century, a powerful piece of baroque architecture, regarded as one of the most spectacular in Spain. Step up to the choir to see the staggering detail of the wood-carving and admire the altarpieces by the 18th-century’s architect Fernando de Casas Novoa.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Portico de la Gloria

  Conceived as a portico or narthex of the Cathedral, the work sculptured by Maestro Mateo between 1168 and 1188 consists of three arches and more than 200 granite figures.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Cathedral De Santiago de Compostela

  The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is a temple of Catholic worship located in the homonymous city, in the center of the province of La Coruña, in Galicia. It welcomes what, according to tradition, is the tomb of the Apostle Santiago, which made the temple one of the main pilgrimage destinations in Europe during the Middle Ages through the so-called Camino de Santiago, an initiatory route that followed the wake of the Milky Way communicating the Iberian Peninsula with the rest of the continent.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Plaza del Obradoiro

  Praza do Obradoiro, with its imposing Cathedral, is the main square of Santiago de Compostela, despite not being placed at the city centre. The cathedral is Santiago’s most famous building with a Romanesque structure and later Gothic and Baroque elements.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Hostal De Los Reyes Catolicos

  Construction on the Royal Hospital began in 1501 by order of the Catholic Monarchs, who had visited Santiago in 1486 and saw the need for better healthcare for residents and pilgrims. It is nowadays converted to a 5* Hotel.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 7
  Palacio de Raxoi

  This neoclassical building, which is called after the archbishop who founded it, finally enclosed the square in the 18th century.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8

  At this street you can watch more examples of palaces and two of Santiago's cultural bastions: Teatro Principal and Salón Teatro.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9

  Rúa do Franco is the old town´s gastronomic street par excellence. Its restaurants continue the tradition of the medieval innkeepers who came here to cater to pilgrims. Franks was the term used to denote any pilgrim from beyond the Pyrenees, - `free men´ or the `Frankish Nation´ - after whom the street is called.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10

  The Santiago Cathedral Foundation is located on this street and it is where pilgrims can get a certificate of their pilgrimage.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11

  This museum is dedicated to the culture and traditions of Galicia, and is a great way to learn more about the history and heritage of the region. (Extra costs of 4€ p/person)

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Service animals allowed
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Wheelchair accessible

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