Historic & Gastronomic City Break in Santiago de Compostela

Santiago Revealed: Discover the Pilgrimage Capital

On this short break, you will be staying in a hotel within walking distance of the historic centre of Santiago de Compostela. Also included is a walking tour around Santiago with an expert guide. Santiago de Compostela, World Heritage City and capital of Galicia is the final landmark on the St. James pilgrimage route. Centuries of splendour and development have left us with an urban layout in which the medieval heritage is mixed with monumental Baroque buildings. Restaurants in the Plaza del Obradoiro welcome guests and offer them the opportunity to taste the best of the Galician culinary tradition.

Discover with us Santiago de Compostela, the pilgrimage capital of Galicia. We will start our walking tour through the streets of the old quarter admiring the main monuments and heritage of this pilgrimage city including the Praterías Façade and Square, the Casa do Deán and Casa do Cabido, the Colegio de Fonseca, the Obradoiro Façade and Square, the Colegio de San Xerome...

In the Cathedral, we will see: the silver crypt where St. James´s remains lie, the statute of St. James the Apostle sitting on the high altar.

DAY 1: 
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

• Upon arrival to Santiago de Compostela make your way to your hotel (NOTE: Private Transfers are available, see Add-ons section for details.)
• Check-in hotel.
• Rest of the day at your leisure to explore this historic city on your own.
• Lunch on your own.
• In the evening we have reserved you a table at a recommended Michelin-starred restaurant for dinner.
• Overnight in Santiago de Compostela.

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DAY 2:
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

• Breakfast.
• Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage Cathedral and Historical Quarter Walking Tour (Duration: 3hrs30mins approx.)
  
• Meet your Private English-speaking official local guide in Santiago de Compostela at the front entrance of the Hostal Reyes Catolicos.
  
• Enjoy a morning walking through the old quarter stopping at various monuments to see from the outside and of course the cathedral (inside).
  
• The tour will end at the Plaza de Abastos market area you could have lunch in the area on your own or optionally you could add on our food tour of Santiago for lunch visiting the market and then enjoying some tapas and wines at 3 different spots, see Add-ons section for details of this tour.
• Afternoon to walk around Santiago as you please.
• Dinner on your own.
• Overnight in Santiago de Compostela.

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DAY 3:
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

• Breakfast.
• Check out.
• Make your way to the airport to catch your flight home or train station if you are continuing your trip. (NOTE: Private Transfer are available, see Add-ons section for details.)

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