Location: Santiago de Compostela
Top Things to do in Santiago de Compostela
Top Restaurants in Santiago de Compostela
The 10 Best Churches & Cathedrals in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia
If you see nothing else in this World Heritage city, you simply must visit the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, an awe-inspiring confection of baroque architecture. Once you’ve regained composure, head out on a bicycle to see the rest of this glorious city. Foodies and boozehounds will delight in a guided gastronomy tour, while modernists will enjoy the Galician Center of Contemporary Art.
Restaurants in Santiago de Compostela
1. Colegiata del Sar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 141 reviews
Reviewed By Leophant - San Juan, Caribbean
Although it was a wet, rainy afternoon, the unusual church- the inclined columns - made the trek worthwhile
2. Monasterio e iglesia de San Pelayo
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4.5 based on 98 reviews
Reviewed By maury101
The monastery is an exquisite historical gem very close to the Cathedral and deserves to be better known. I would recommend it as a "must visit" on a visit to Santiago for pilgrims and anyone with an interest in church art . It was very quiet during our visit - perhaps because it is now used as a museum rather than a church. It is in the glorious baroque style and would have been the most important monastic building in all of the city. The view of the altar from the gallery overlooking the nave gives a unique perspective and there is a rich and rare collection of clerical and church pieces in the museum to see. Note: The building is over many floors so lots of steps, but there is a lift and adequate provision for people with reduced mobility who want to pay a visit.
3. Church of Santa Maria la Real del Sar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 52 reviews
Reviewed By 227ianc - London, United Kingdom
When you walk into the Colegiata de Santa Maria la Real de Sar, you realise why there are massive stone buttresses on the outside. As you stand in the nave, you see that the columns are at various jaunty angles. So bad did the structure of the building move, that it was at one time proposed to be demolished, but fortunately it was consolidated and saved with the addition of the massive buttresses which are now so weathered that they almost look original. The church retains its 12th century Romanesque architecture, with stone capitals carved by Master Mateo who also worked on the Cathedral. The interior and cloister is well worth vising and there is an interesting new museum to visit before you go out to explore the cloister and the church.
4. Capilla de San Marcos
5. Convento e Iglesia de Santo Agostino
6. Parroquia de Nuestra Senora la Antigua de Corticela
7. Church of San Domingos de Bonaval
8. Igreja de San Fructuoso
9. Convento, igreja e colegio das Orfas
10. Church of San Bieito do Campo
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