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Routes on foot

The centre of the square is not a bad place, the same as the arches of Raxoi Palace, to stand facing the Cathedral if you have a wide-angle lens....

The Apostle James

The Codex Calixtinus specifies that the apostle James “was martyred on March 25, on July 25 he was taken from Iria to Compostela and was...

Photo gallery

©Fuco Reyes para Turismo de Santiago.

Celebrations and traditions

Entire city 2nd fortnight in July The festivities dedicated to the Apostle, the patron saint of Santiago, of Galicia and of all of...

Publications

Brochure of great visual quality with all the information about the Cathedral of Santiago: Botafumeiro, proposal for a tour of the interior,...

Celebrations and traditions

Various parts of the city 24th July As part of the programme of the Apostle's festivities, an impressive fireworks...

History

There were numerous motives for undertaking the pilgrimage. Pope Callistus, in 1122, during the diffusion of the Gregorian reforms, instituted...

The Cathedral’s remotest precedent was a small 1st-century Roman mausoleum, where the remains of the Apostle James Apostle James were...

History

The discovery of the tomb of the Apostle, which took place around the second or third decade in the 9th century, was the logical end of an oral...

Cultural Diary

The 27th edition of Las Edades del Hombre will be held between June and September in the Cathedral of Santiago and the Monastery of San...

Santiago Cathedral