What to see in Santiago de Compostela: 10 must-sees
The top 3 according to 846 votes from people: Santiago de Compostela Cathedral · Mercado de Abastos · Old town. (Updated Apr 25, 2023.)
The end of the Camino: cathedral, granite squares and market, according to guides and those who walk it daily.
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Top 10
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Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
The end of the Camino, with Master Mateo's Portico of Glory and the botafumeiro.
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Mercado de Abastos
The city's second most visited site, with seafood cooked on the spot.
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Old town
A World Heritage Site, with Rúa do Franco and Rúa Nova.
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Praza do Obradoiro
Monumental square with the cathedral's Baroque façade and the Hostal dos Reis Católicos.
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San Martiño Pinario Monastery
Benedictine monastery founded in the 10th century with Baroque choir stalls.
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Alameda Park
Park with the classic cathedral viewpoint and the statue of the Two Marías.
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Praza das Praterías
Square with the Romanesque Platerías façade and the Horses fountain.
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Praza da Quintana and the Holy Door
Square with the Holy Door opened in Jubilee years.
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Museo do Pobo Galego
Ethnographic museum in the convent of San Domingos de Bonaval, with its triple staircase.
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Cathedral rooftops
Guided walk on the granite roofs with views over the city.
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City of Culture of Galicia
Peter Eisenman's complex on Mount Gaiás.
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Monte do Gozo
Hill from which pilgrims first see the cathedral towers.
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Collegiate Church of Santa María la Real de Sar
Romanesque church from the 12th century famous for its leaning columns.
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Rua do Franco
The street of bars and octopus tapas in the historic center.
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Monastery of San Paio de Antealtares
Benedictine monastery in front of Quintana, with a museum of sacred art.
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Convent of San Francisco
Convent founded according to tradition by Saint Francis of Assisi on his pilgrimage in 1214.
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Hostal dos Reis Católicos
Former pilgrim hospital from 1499 in the Obradoiro, today the Parador, considered one of the oldest hotels in the world.
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Bonaval Park
Old orchard and cemetery of the Santo Domingo convent, remodeled by Álvaro Siza.
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Galician Center for Contemporary Art (CGAC)
Museum of contemporary art designed by Álvaro Siza (1993).
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Fonseca College
Renaissance university college from the 16th century with a beautiful cloister.
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Comments (6)
El botafumeiro en movimiento, ver para creer.
Las cubiertas de la catedral, una visita que poca gente hace y es increíble.
El Mercado de Abastos y que te cocinen lo que compras al lado 🦐
Faltan un montón: el Hostal dos Reis Católicos, Bonaval, Santa María do Sar, San Paio, San Francisco, la rúa do Franco...
Y el CGAC y el Colexio de Fonseca.
Llegar al Obradoiro después de hacer el Camino, de las cosas más emocionantes de mi vida.