Santiago de Compostela by Mihaela Silvia Iancu

Location

isabellibisa — 2022-03-12 13:03:01 UTC

Santiago de Compostela is one of the charming cities in Spain, located in the north of the country.

How do you get there?

isabellibisa — 2022-03-12 13:14:01 UTC

Normally, it is usually reached on walk from one of its routes.

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

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It was built from 1075 to 1211 by the architect Fernando de Casas Novoa.
It has a length of 100 meters and a width of 70 meters.
It’s style is a mix between Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque

WHAT CAN YOU SEE?

isabellibisa — 2022-03-12 13:20:30 UTC

Where can you go to eat?

mihaelamiki2001 — 2022-03-13 12:38:13 UTC

CASA DE XANTAR O DEZASEIS

mihaelamiki2001 — 2022-03-13 12:58:04 UTC

It is a restaurant with traditional Galician food that you will love!

BENEDITA ELISA

mihaelamiki2001 — 2022-03-13 13:08:18 UTC

a restaurant with a very varied menu. Exquisite meat and fish.

Santiago Abastos Marketplace

llopisc3005 — 2022-03-13 13:45:31 UTC

tradicional internal and foreign market where you can buy meat, flowers, vegetables or cheese stalls

WHERE YOU CAN STAYING IN

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Universal Hotel

llopisc3005 — 2022-03-13 13:51:45 UTC

Universal Hotel is located in the heart of Santiago, just a few steps from the historic center, the emblematic Cathedral and the main shopping street.

Solace Hotel Santiago

llopisc3005 — 2022-03-13 14:03:33 UTC

offers accommodation in the Providence district of Santiago, in a privileged location. It has free Wi-Fi and offers a free daily breakfast

Hotel Lux Santiago

llopisc3005 — 2022-03-13 14:25:12 UTC

The modern Hotel Lux Santiago is located in the city center and offers free Wi-Fi, and bar. It is located 800 meters from the Cathedral

OUTDOOR PLACES TO VISIT

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Alameda park

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characterized by being a very cozy space, a kind of natural salon.
It’s privileged location bordering part of the historic city, and with a magnificent perspective on its west facade, the most monumental, made it the main urban garden, noted for the variety and size of its tree.

River prominade of Sarela river

llopisc3005 — 2022-03-13 15:06:17 UTC

This walk goes into the forest and suggests an excursion, adventure, discovery and direct contact with nature. It runs parallel to the small Sarela River and allows us to verify the historical importance that river channels have had in the articulation of the territory.

Monuments

lucaslorentemartin — 2022-03-14 17:48:06 UTC

Monument to San Francisco

lucaslorentemartin — 2022-03-14 17:55:20 UTC

It was built in the 1200 and was declared historic artistim monument on the 16 of august of 1896

Monument of Maria Pita

lucaslorentemartin — 2022-03-14 17:56:12 UTC

Maria Pita was a heroine ine the defense of Coruña against the English Armada atack in 1589 during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604)
She was born in Sigrás and was with her husband (an army captain) during the atack, she killed one of the English captains and encouraged the people to fight back.

Camino de Santiago

lucaslorentemartin — 2022-03-14 18:31:26 UTC

History

lucaslorentemartin — 2022-03-14 18:48:10 UTC

Camino de santiago is a network of pilgrims' ways or leading to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.

In 1492 was officially declared one of the "three great pilgrimages of Christendom", along with Jerusalem and Rome.

Its usually done walking and staying in hostals, the symbol of the image is the guide throught the path

Routes

lucaslorentemartin — 2022-03-14 18:48:38 UTC

Routes from various points in Spain

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There are more than ten ways that reach Santiago.
If we wanted to go from Valencia it would be through the road of Levante.
It has a length of about 800 km.

A bike route

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The route most used for ride cycling is the French Way.
The reasons are the proximity between villages, the number of hostels and the little difficult for cyclists