Top Things to do in Galicia
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The 10 Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Galicia, Galicia
Discover the best top things to do in Galicia, Spain including Vina Costeira, Quiromasaje Angel Antelo, Way of Saint James, Museo do Pobo Galego, Cathedral De Santiago de Compostela, Iglesia de la Virgen Peregrina, Museo Catedralicio, Pazo de Tor, Exponav, Museo Naval.
Restaurants in Galicia
1. Vina Costeira
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5.0 based on 198 reviews
2. Quiromasaje Angel Antelo
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5.0 based on 30 reviews
Massage company with center in Caldas de Reis. We provide massage to the hotels in Galicia. Room service
3. Way of Saint James
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4.5 based on 50 reviews
This 480-mile route, passing through northern Spain and Southern France, leads to the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela, which many believe houses the remains of St. James the Apostle.
4. Museo do Pobo Galego
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4.5 based on 570 reviews
The Museum of Galician People was created in 1976 with the objectives of research and the preservation, dissemination, defence and promotion of Galician culture in all areas, and, specifically, to create and develop a museum at the service of these goals. The first rooms were opened in 1977. The Museum has permanent galleries dedicated to the sea, the trades, the land, el costume, the music, al habitat and architecture, the society and the press and printing. The criterion used in its creation aims to provide an overall view of all the different facets that define the culture of Galicia. Far from enclosing this complex cultural phenomenon within the physical realm of the museum, the aim is to provide a compendium of the diversity of Galicia which can serve as a reference for evaluating the variety of forms within the group and to encourage interest in first-hand knowledge and the search for future alternatives.
Reviewed By FJGonzalezG - Bethesda, United States
The Museo do Pobo Galego is housed in the Convent of San Domingos de Bonaval, outside the old walled city near the Porta do Camiño (gate to the Camino Francés). This is an ethnographic museum on the Galician people and their culture, which for centuries has included migration to other parts of Spain and the Americas. This part is interesting, but the highlight is a magical triple helical staircase of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the work of architect Domingo de Andrade. The stairwell swirls with three separate ramps that lead to different floors. Supposedly, the idea was to provide privacy, though I suspect it also provided segregation of ranks or classes. The rungs of the ladder are said to be made of a whole piece, set in an outer rib fit without joining the wall or each other. My wife and I explored the stairs like children, eventually making our way to the top floor, from where you have a great roof-top view of the city.
5. Cathedral De Santiago de Compostela
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4.5 based on 10,536 reviews
Reviewed By PilatesLady58 - Norwich, United Kingdom
The cathedral is an incredible building with its impressive baroque facade and is the culmination for some of a long journey along the Camino to reach Santiago. At the moment it’s best viewed from the outside only as there is major restoration work going on for holy year in 2021 when the work will be completed. It’s still worth visiting the cathedral museum which has some interesting artworks on display. You can also access the cloister and get views out over the square by the cathedral to the surrounding countryside. I’m sure it will be amazing when it’s done but currently the interior is literally a building site!
6. Iglesia de la Virgen Peregrina
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4.5 based on 668 reviews
Reviewed By 227ianc - London, United Kingdom
Built in 1778, its location is such that it is externally one of the most impressive churches in Pontevedra, facing onto the Pza da Peregrina. A stopping point for pilgrims who were having their documents stamped here, the church plan is in the shape of a scallop shell and the shells are incorporated into much of the decoration. Otherwise, compared to some of the other churches, the decoration is quite restrained, with your eyes drawn upwards into the dome, and thence to heaven.
7. Museo Catedralicio
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4.5 based on 363 reviews
Reviewed By rayporsche - Ottawa, Canada
This museum is located on the gallery floor above the street level of the Cathedral de Compostela. The museum contains rare historical artifacts and dramatic presentations of religious memorabilia, illustrates the evolution of the Cathedral and of the citystate from the first humble monument to Saint James up to the present era. The art here is gorgeous. You wander through the museum at your own pace, absorb what you wish and learn about the past in this historical venue. The Cathedral may be closed for renovation through much of 2019-2020 so this museum will be a worthwhile educational and tourist stop in the interim.
8. Pazo de Tor
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4.5 based on 259 reviews
Closed on Mondays and on the following days: January 1, April 6, May 22, June 13 , December 24, 25 and 31.
9. Exponav
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4.5 based on 115 reviews
10. Museo Naval
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4.5 based on 278 reviews
Reviewed By S3454EVtimb - Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
Nice museum, interesting on boating, shipping, lighthousing and navalling....across the centuries; a nicely surpising gem
