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A grand cathedral with a tall bell tower and a large dome, surrounded by historic buildings. 1
A historic building with illuminated blue and yellow lights, a large stone sculpture, and a clock tower. 2
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By Guía Compostela

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Free cancellation available
Price is €50 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • In an entertaining and fun way you will be able to learn the secrets and legends hidden in the main monuments and stones of Santiago. You can also walk through the food plaza, tapas areas and stroll through the Alameda.

    Does not include the interior of the Cathedral. If you want to enter, the client must pay for the museum tickets.

    Tour only in Spanish or Galician.

    Contact us if you want to customize the tour or meet at another meeting point.

Activity location

  • Cathedral De Santiago de Compostela
    • Praza do Obradoiro S/N
    • 15704, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Praza das Praterías
    • 15704, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

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Walking Tour of the Secrets of Santiago de Compostela

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Spanish
Language options: Spanish
Price details
€50.00 x 2 Adults€100.00
Total
Price is €100.00

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Outdoor walking tour. If you want to see the Cathedral the client must pay for the tickets
  • Inclusions
    Professional Tourism Guide with GT-712-XG rating
  • Inclusions
    Tour exclusively in SPANISH
  • Exclusions
    MUSEUM entrance, if you want to see the inside of the Cathedral with a guide (9€/pax)

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Cathedral De Santiago de Compostela

  • 1h
We will begin with a brief historical introduction, to later begin a guided walking route, explaining the facades of the Cathedral with the squares and monuments that surround it. Thus we will see the facades of Platerias (the only Romanesque façade that is preserved), Obradoiro (masterpiece of Fernando de Casas y Novoa), Azabachería (main entrance door of the pilgrims in the EM) and Quintana (where we find the Holy Door and the Monastery of San Paio de Antealtares, founded in the 9th century to guard the tomb of the Apostle). And a lot of spectacular buildings and monuments, which we will discover together, through their legends and characters ...

Parque de la Alameda

  • 15m
We will pass through the Porta Faxeira, one of the main gates of the medieval wall and through which the pilgrims of the Portuguese Way entered. We will end our visit in the Alameda Park, a 56,087m2 garden, of great botanical and monumental interest, where we will learn about the unique history of the "Dos Marías" and will make a brief summary of other pieces of special interest that can be discovered, already individually, after finishing the visit.

Santiago de Compostela. Casco Historico

  • 15m
Next, we will discover some of the most emblematic streets of the old town, such as Rúa Nova, with the church of Santa María Salomé, the only Spanish church dedicated to the Apostle's mother; the Rúa del Vilar with its beautiful arcades and the Rúa del Franco, where most of the gastronomic offer of the old town is concentrated and where its restaurants reflect the heritage of medieval tavern keepers.

Monasterio de San Martin Pinario

  • 15m
We will continue our guided tour, appreciating the facade of the monastery and church of San Martín Pinario, which is the second largest monastery in Spain after El Escorial. We will also enter the area of the old Jewish quarter, reaching the square where the Holy Inquisition carried out its autos de fe.

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

  • 15m
We will pass through the Plaza de Abastos, the second most visited place in the city after the cathedral. And we will admire the fantastic 14th century portico of the church of San Fiz de Solovio. We will cross the Mazarelos arch, the only arch and door that remains from the old medieval wall.

Location

Activity location

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    Cathedral De Santiago de Compostela
    • Praza do Obradoiro S/N
    • 15704, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Praza das Praterías
    • 15704, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

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