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Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

Catholic cathedral · Santiago ·

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

Catholic cathedral · Santiago ·
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"After mysterious lights led a 9th-century hermit to St. James’s remains, King Alfonso II ordered that a chapel be built on the site. Since the Middle Ages, the magnificent cathedral has been the destination of pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago. Stand outside to watch the peregrinos , exhausted at the end of their 800-kilometer hike, step briefly on a scallop shell embedded in the pavement, then enter the cathedral to visit the saint’s tomb and touch the foot of a statue of him."

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Grand Romanesque cathedral, reputed burial of St. James, pilgrimage site

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Praza do Obradoiro, s/n, 15704 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain Get directions

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Grand Romanesque cathedral, reputed burial of St. James, pilgrimage site

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Praza do Obradoiro, s/n, 15704 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain Get directions

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