Sightseeing Overview
Santiago de Compostela's Old Quarter is often styled a ‘living museum', with the cathedral and other jewels placed in a magnificent setting of winding paved and arcaded streets, granite walls and smaller monuments that create a superb ambience.
The cathedral itself is flanked by several celebrated squares - Praza do Obradoiro, Praza das Praterias, Praza da Quintana and Praza da Inmaculada. Picturesque avenues and alleys radiate out from this centre, around which the city developed, to the other squares and sights of the Old Quarter - the Convento de San Francisco, the university and the Praza de Cervantes.
The cathedral itself is flanked by several celebrated squares - Praza do Obradoiro, Praza das Praterias, Praza da Quintana and Praza da Inmaculada. Picturesque avenues and alleys radiate out from this centre, around which the city developed, to the other squares and sights of the Old Quarter - the Convento de San Francisco, the university and the Praza de Cervantes.
Tourist Information
Oficina de Información de Turismo da Xunta de Galicia
Rúa do Vilar 30
Tel: (981) 584 081.
Website: www.turgalicia.es
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 1000-2000, Sat 1100-1400 and 1700-1900, Sun and holidays 1100-1400.
Incolsa - Información y Comunicación Local
Rúa do Vilar 63
Tel: (981) 555 129.
Website: www.santiagoturismo.com
Opening hours: Daily 0900-2100 (Easter and Jun-Sep); daily 0900-1400 and 1600-1900 (rest of the year).
Another Incolsa office can be found on Praza de Galicia. The Oficina de Peregrinos, Rúa do Vilar 1 (tel: (981) 562 419; website: www.archicompostela.org/peregrinos), is the source of information on pilgrimages, while the Oficina de Información de Xacobeo, Pavillón de Galicia, San Lázaro (tel: (981) 572 004; website: www.xacobeo.es), provides details on pilgrimages and xacabeo.
Rúa do Vilar 30
Tel: (981) 584 081.
Website: www.turgalicia.es
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 1000-2000, Sat 1100-1400 and 1700-1900, Sun and holidays 1100-1400.
Incolsa - Información y Comunicación Local
Rúa do Vilar 63
Tel: (981) 555 129.
Website: www.santiagoturismo.com
Opening hours: Daily 0900-2100 (Easter and Jun-Sep); daily 0900-1400 and 1600-1900 (rest of the year).
Another Incolsa office can be found on Praza de Galicia. The Oficina de Peregrinos, Rúa do Vilar 1 (tel: (981) 562 419; website: www.archicompostela.org/peregrinos), is the source of information on pilgrimages, while the Oficina de Información de Xacobeo, Pavillón de Galicia, San Lázaro (tel: (981) 572 004; website: www.xacobeo.es), provides details on pilgrimages and xacabeo.
Passes
There are currently no tourist passes available in Santiago de Compostela.