hotel in Santiago de Compostela

Museums in Santiago de Compostela

• Cathedral Museum. Museum of the Galician people. Museum of Sacred Art (Monastery of San Paio de Antealtares). Pilgrimage Museum. Holy Land Museum (Convent of San Francisco). 

Exhibitions / Art galeries Santiago de Compostela

• Eugenio Granell Foundation. Galician Centre of Contemporary Art. Caixa Galicia Exhibition Hall. Colegio de Fonseca. Hostal de los Reyes Católicos. 

Cultural activities in Santiago de Compostela

• Theatre. Exhibitions. Concerts. Cinema. 

Historic monuments in Santiago de Compostela

• St. James Cathedral Hercules. Gelmirez Palace. Rajoy Palace. Hostal Reyes Católicos. Monastery and Church of San Martín Pinario. 

Shopping in Santiago de Compostela

• Old town: squares and streets around the cathedral. Plaza de Galicia and the surrounding streets. Shopping centres. 

Day trip

• 1_La Coruña: La Coruña is situated just 60 km away from Santiago de Compostela. It is a beatiful city which is almost all surrounded by the sea. Its most important monument is the Hercules tower, the only roman lighthouse that is still working and which is almost two thousand years old. During the past years La Coruña has become an important tourist and cultural centre thanks to its excellent network of museums such as the aquarium, the Museum of Mankind and the House of Science.
• 2_Vigo: Heading down south from Santiago, in one hour you will be in Vigo, the biggest city in Galicia and the one with the most important economic and commercial potential. Several monuments and places in the city as well as the beautiful surrounding areas and beaches make a visit to Vigo worthwhile.
• 3_Costa da Morte (Coast of Death): Between the villages of Malpica and Finisterre you will find the beautiful “Costa da Morte”, the Coast of Death. This name is due to the numerous ships that were wrecked all along this coast. This day trip is an opportunity to enjoy the wonderful nature of Galicia and to visit its typical fishing villages. The last one of them, Finisterre, is called like this because it was thought to be the end of the land, the finis - terrae.

Group activities

• 1_Active tourism: In the city of Santiago and its surroundings there are a lots of possibilities to enjoy an active tourism: golf, hiking, horse riding, cycling, and so on.
• 2_Trips and tours around Galicia: In Galicia tourists can enjoy with nature, culture, art and gastronomy and that is why visitors come from all over the world. Besides the main cities of La Coruña, Santiago or Vigo, there are other beautiful cities such as Pontevedra, Orense and Lugo, and typical fishing villages that are worth visiting like Camariñas, Finisterre, Combarro, and so on.
• 3_Guided tours around the city: So as to get to know the city of Santiago the best option is to go on a guided tour. Professional guides in different languages help visitors from all over the world to discover the historical and cultural richness of this magical city.
• 4_Real Aero Club Golf course: Enjoy practising golf at Real Aero Club 18-hole golf course, situated only 10km away from Santiago. Other facilities of this golf course are: restaurant, bar, swimming pool, tennis court, sauna, etc. Tel.: +34 981 954911 / Website: www.aerosantiago.es.