Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.9 km
Ascend 77 m
Descend 30 m

Explore Santiago de Compostela in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Santiago de CompostelaIndividual Sights in Santiago de Compostela

Sight 1: Museo de Arte Sacra da Colexiata de Santa María a Real de Sar

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1071 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: Igrexa de Santa María Salomé

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The church of Santa María Salomé is a Catholic temple originally built in the twelfth century located in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. It is considered the only church dedicated to Saint Salome, mother of the apostle James.

Wikipedia: Igrexa de Santa María Salomé de Santiago de Compostela (GL)

203 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago

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The Museum of Pilgrimages and Santiago is a museum in Santiago de Compostela focused on the universal phenomenon of pilgrimage and the birth and development of the city of Santiago around the cathedral and the pilgrimage to the tomb of Santiago the Greater.

Wikipedia: Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago (GL), Website

34 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 4: Fonte das Pratarías

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The Fonte das Pratarías, better known as Fonte dos Cabalos is a monumental fountain in the Baroque style of Compostela, designed by J. Pernas from 1825 that is located in the centre of the Plaza de las Pratarías, in the old city of Santiago de Compostela.

Wikipedia: Fonte dos Cabalos (GL)

437 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: As Marías

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Maruxa Fandiño Ricart and Coralia Fandiño Ricart were two Spanish sisters who became popular figures in the city of Santiago de Compostela during the years of the Francoist dictatorship.

Wikipedia: Maruxa and Coralia Fandiño Ricart (EN)

192 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Capela do Pilar

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The Church or Chapel of Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Galician: Igrexa del Pilar; Spanish: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar) is a Roman Catholic temple built in 1717 in Baroque style in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. It is located in Parque da Alameda, the most emblematic park in the city, next to the Passeio da Ferradura and close to the Church of Santa Susana.

Wikipedia: Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pilar (Santiago de Compostela) (PT)

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