Santiago de Compostela

Directions

BY AIR

• Santiago de Compostela  Airport - Lavacolla

BY LAND

• Road from A Coruña (E-1), Pontevedra (E-1) and Ourense (AP-53)
• Train: http://www.renfe.es/
• Intercity bus: San Caetano Station: http://www.tussa.org/
• Bus: 24 lines, operated by Tussa: http://www.tussa.org/

Currency

Where to sleep

• http://www.santiagoturismo.com/central-reservas-alojamientos
• www.hotelius.com
• www.booking.com/Hoteles

Tourist office

• Calle do Vilar, 63; Monumental area; tel. 981 555 129
• Galicia Square, s/n; Praza de Galicia; tel. 981 573 990 / 981 584 400

To visit

Sights

Santiago has a unique architectural heritage. Some examples are:

• Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (Romanesque); virtual tours: http://www.santiagoturismo.com/catedral-de-santiago
• Xelmírez Palace (Romanesque)
• Colegiata Santa Maria a Real do Sar (Romanesque)
• Several Baroque and Neoclassical palaces: Vaamonde, Raxoi, Feixoo

Museums

• Cathedral Museum (treasure and archive): tel. 981 569 327 / 981 563 366
• Museum of Pilgrimage and Santiago: http://www.mdperegrinacions.com/
• Museum of the Holy Land: tel. 981 581 600 / 981 571 916
• Museum of Sacred art: tel. 981 583 127 / 981 560 623
• Museo do Pobo Gallego (Museum of the Galician people): tel. 981 583 620 / 981 554 840
• Casa da Troia (house museum): http://www.lacasadelatroya.org/
• Pedagogical Museum of Galicia (Mupega): http://www.edu.xunta.es/mupega
• Galician Center of Contemporary Art (CGAC): http://www.cgac.org/

Also…

• The historic centre of Santiago is UNESCO World Heritage Site
• The Obradoiro Square integrates the Cathedral and other monuments and is the main center of tourism and pilgrimage
• The city of Santiago is surrounded by vegetation. It is worth touring the riverside walk of Sar.