Secrets of Compostela Private Tour

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About this activity

In an entertaining and fun way you will be able to learn the secrets and legends hidden in the main monuments and stones of Santiago. You can also walk through the food plaza, tapas areas and stroll through the Alameda.

Does not include the interior of the Cathedral. If you want to enter, the client must pay for the museum tickets.

Tour only in Spanish or Galician.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Spanish
Operated by: Guía Compostela

Ages: Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Outdoor walking tour. If you want to see the Cathedral the client must pay for the tickets
Included: Professional Tourism Guide with GT-712-XG rating
Included: Tour exclusively in SPANISH

Not included

Not included: MUSEUM entrance, if you want to see the inside of the Cathedral with a guide (9€/pax)

Itinerary

Cathedral De Santiago de Compostela

one hour

We will begin with a brief historical introduction, to later begin a guided walking route, explaining the facades of the Cathedral with the squares and monuments that surround it. Thus we will see the facades of Platerias (the only Romanesque façade that is preserved), Obradoiro (masterpiece of Fernando de Casas y Novoa), Azabachería (main entrance door of the pilgrims in the EM) and Quintana (where we find the Holy Door and the Monastery of San Paio de Antealtares, founded in the 9th century to guard the tomb of the Apostle). And a lot of spectacular buildings and monuments, which we will discover together, through their legends and characters ...
Parque de la Alameda

15 min

We will pass through the Porta Faxeira, one of the main gates of the medieval wall and through which the pilgrims of the Portuguese Way entered.

We will end our visit in the Alameda Park, a 56,087m2 garden, of great botanical and monumental interest, where we will learn about the unique history of the "Dos Marías" and will make a brief summary of other pieces of special interest that can be discovered, already individually, after finishing the visit.
Santiago de Compostela. Casco Historico

15 min

Next, we will discover some of the most emblematic streets of the old town, such as Rúa Nova, with the church of Santa María Salomé, the only Spanish church dedicated to the Apostle's mother; the Rúa del Vilar with its beautiful arcades and the Rúa del Franco, where most of the gastronomic offer of the old town is concentrated and where its restaurants reflect the heritage of medieval tavern keepers.
Monasterio de San Martin Pinario

15 min

We will continue our guided tour, appreciating the facade of the monastery and church of San Martín Pinario, which is the second largest monastery in Spain after El Escorial. We will also enter the area of the old Jewish quarter, reaching the square where the Holy Inquisition carried out its autos de fe.
Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

15 min

We will pass through the Plaza de Abastos, the second most visited place in the city after the cathedral. And we will admire the fantastic 14th century portico of the church of San Fiz de Solovio. We will cross the Mazarelos arch, the only arch and door that remains from the old medieval wall.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

In the arcades of the Museum of Pilgrimages (in front of the horse fountain).

I will carry a sign with the name of the tour so you can easily locate me.