World City Guide

Sightseeing

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.

Tourist Information
Oficina de Informacin de Turismo da Xunta de Galicia
Ra do Vilar 43.
Tel: (981) 584 081.
Website: www.turgalicia.es
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 1000-1400 and 1600-1900, Sat 1100-1400 and 1700-1900, Sun and holidays 1100-1400.

Incolsa – Informacin y Comunicacin Local
Ra do Vilar 63
Tel: (981) 555 129.
E-mail: info@santiagoturismo.com
Website: www.santiagoturismo.com
Opening hours: Daily 0900-2100 (Jun-Sep); daily 0900-1400 and 1600-1900 (rest of the year).

Another Incolsa office can be found on Praza de Galicia. The Oficina del Peregrinos, Ra do Vilar 1 (tel: (981) 562 419; website: www.archicompostela.org), is the source of information on pilgrimages, while the Oficina de Informacin de Xacobeo, Rua do Vilar 30-32 (tel: (981) 572 004; website: www.xacobeo.es), provides details on pilgrimages and xacabeo.

Passes
Compostela 48 Hours is a pass that gives free access to public transport and free entry to museums, as well as various discounts in shops and restaurants, and reductions on shows. It is available from the various tourist offices, from hotels and museums. Call 981 555 129 or e-mail info@santiagoturismo.com for more information.