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Routes on foot

We can continue our gastronomy tour by visiting Gelmírez Palace, inside the Archbishop’s Palace, to see its grand Synodal Hall:...

Routes on foot

Leaving the old town via Porta Faxeira, one of the old city gates, we come to the Alameda park. This generic name encompasses three different...

Routes on foot

Santiago de Compostela´s Romanesque Cathedral is the fourth building erected on the site of the Apostle James´ mausoleum. The first...

Routes on foot

The street Cardenal Payá takes us to Plaza de Mazarelos, which features the only existingarchway from the medieval walls. The...

Routes on foot

Plaza de la Inmaculada is bordered by the Monastery of San Martiño Pinario and the Cathedral´s Azabachería façade,...

Routes on foot

"Quintana" is the same as "praça" and both words were used in the Middle Ages to define open spaces for public use. The Quintana was a...

Routes on foot

The Cathedral's south square, which is called after the silversmiths workshops occupying the arches underneath the cloister since the Middle...

Routes on foot

Plaza del Obradoiro is the monumental centre of Santiago de Compostela. Its Galician name seems to be derived from the workshops of the...

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