Santiago de Compostela is one of the major centres of Christianity in the world — but the city’s sense of spirituality goes far beyond its cathedral and famous pilgrimage.

Los más antiguos se concentran en torno a la catedral, tumba del apóstol San Santiago, a la que se accede por el magnífico Pórtico de la Gloria. source: UNESCO/CPE Description is available under ...

For centuries, when pilgrims finished their long, exhausting walk to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where the remains of St. James the Great are said to rest, their ...

Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through ...

Why the Galician city of Santiago de Compostela is worthy of a food pilgrimage - The Galician capital may be best known for a certain walking trail, but it’s the soulful, delectable seafood that ...

Whenever I’m in Santiago de Compostela, in the northwest corner of Spain, I have a three-part agenda: See pilgrims reach their goal in front of the cathedral, explore the market, and buy some ...

Spain's Supreme Court has ordered the Franco family to return Romanesque statues to Santiago de Compostela. The statues, ...

This statue replicates the one in the Portico de la Gloria in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. The statue will be moved in 2023 to a shrine in the Cathedral Basilica’s west courtyard.

When asked about Spain’s largest Cathedral many people believe that Burgos, León, or even Santiago de Compostela has the ...

But as we walked into Santiago de Compostela, ... Standing in front of the Cathedral, I knew I’d reached the end of something. Now, it was up to me to keep moving forward.

by Rick Steves, November 27, 2023 . Whenever I'm in Santiago de Compostela, in the northwest corner of Spain, I have a three-part agenda: See pilgrims reach their goal in front of the cathedral ...