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

pilgrimage site
camino de santiago
st. james
botafumeiro
pilgrim's mass
hug statue
architecture
impressive cathedral
Google Rating
4.7 (83.6K)
Yelp Rating
4.9
Featured in Afar
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Praza do Obradoiro, s/n, 15704 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain Get directions

Wheelchair accessible entrance
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela by null
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