Santiago de Compostela

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

EXPERIENCE SANTIAGO Explore the delights of this city's iconic districts: inside and outside the walls.

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INSIDE THE WALLS Take a stroll and discover a thousand year-old city with a unique historical heritage. The old town is full of palac es, churches, mansions, squares, and narrow streets adorned by extraordi nary granite buildings. There are times when you're not sure whether you're in the present, the Renaissance or the Spanish Golden Age. The UNESCO was fully justified in designating it a World Heritage City.

It is essential to explore the cathedral , whose construction began in the 11th century. It is one of the most prominent works of Romanesque art in Spain, al though it also includes Baroque, Gothic and Neoclassical elements. The great nave is presided over by a Baroque High Altar . Behind it, under a spectacu lar canopy facing the faithful you'll find a niche with the figure of Saint James the Apostle. Through one of the sides you

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