Top Santiago de Compostela Art & Culture

Discover Santiago de Compostela’s UNESCO-listed old town on a guided walking tour that goes beyond the city’s top landmarks. Since narrow streets and plazas here are best explored on foot, you’ll leave the tour buses behind as you visit the Mercado de Abastos, squares surrounding the cathedral, and a park with magnificent views. It’s a great way to explore without poring over maps and guidebooks, so you can focus on soaking up the atmosphere.

General description This excursion, which combines nature and culture, will be perfect for you to spend a day discovering some of the most representative places on the Camino de Santiago to Finisterre, the ancient end of the World of the Romans, and a natural extension of the Jacobean route. In Galicia Tavels we have years of experience carrying out these types of routes and our goal is always to offer the best service to our clients in the most enjoyable and personalized way.

Get out of Santiago de Compostela for the day and explore the beautiful natural attractions in the nearby area. Be amazed at the rock formations at the Playa de las Catedrales, which resemble Gothic cathedrals, and visit the ancient walled city of Lugo, where you'll be led on a walking tour. Learn all about the culture, history, and nature of this lesser-known region of northern Spain.

Make the most out of a visit to Muxia and Cape Finisterre on this guided day tour from Santiago de Compostela. With all the details arranged ahead of time and a guide in the lead, you'll learn much more about the area than you would exploring on your own, with the bonus of not having to worry about logistics or directions. Snap photos of the dramatic landscapes and learn about the many shipwrecks that have met their doom on the so-called "Coast of Death" through your guide's engaging commentary.

The rugged Coast of Death, in the north of Spain, is an ancient part of the country, with legends dating back to the Celts and Romans. Learn the history—and see the sights—of this stunning coastal area on this daylong tour around Galicia. Visit towns including Muxia, Finisterre, and Carnota, and see the waterfalls in Ezaro. Enjoy easy, round-trip transportation, so you can enjoy the views as you're whisked from Santiago de Compostela.

Discover the sights of Santiago de Compostela's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a private walking tour. You'll explore the squares around the cathedral with a guide who tells you stories about the history of the city and shows you places many visitors miss, like hidden squares, small streets, and the Mercado de Abastos. Plus, catch one of the best views of the cathedral.

Make the most of your time in Galicia by visiting multiple cities and towns in one day. Starting off in Santiago de Compostela, you’ll travel by coach, and stop off at Pontevedra and Combarro. Having a guide means you’ll save time, and learn about the area’s history along the way. Enjoy an O Grove boat trip, and try mussels and wine. Your final stop is Cambados in Rías Baixas.

Discover some of Galicia’s most ruggedly beautiful scenery on this full-day tour from Santiago de Compostela. Meet in the city center in the morning, and hop aboard your air-conditioned vehicle. Your destination is the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death)—so named because its choppy waters have caused numerous shipwrecks. Visit the charming fishing town of Muros, see the Ézaro Waterfall; explore Cape Finisterre (one of the Iberian Peninsula’s westernmost points), and drop by the coastal village of Muxía.

Essential tour to get to know, without haste, the most significant and spectacular corners of the "Costa da Morte". With the help of Official Galician Tourism Guides you will discover impressive waterfalls, lighthouses, an imposing coastline and you will have time to enjoy the best local gastronomy.

Come to know the monumental complex of Santiago de Compostela with this private tour. We will start from Plaza do Obradoiro, talking about the Cathedral, its history and the great buildings in the square such as the Pazo de Rajoy, the Pazo de Gelmírez and the Colegio de San Xerome. We will continue through the main streets and tourist spots, adapting to your tastes and interests; We can go to the Alameda Park to meet the two Marías or, if you are interested in gastronomy, visit the Abastos market full of colors and good atmosphere. All this always with an Official Guide exclusively for you and yours, couples, friends, family.

The "End of the Way" massage is aimed at the muscular recovery of the pilgrim or traveller who arrives in Santiago de Compostela. It is a deep tissue massage in which recovering creams and oils are used, with natural products such as harpagophyte and arnica. The whole body is worked, but special attention is paid to the most punished areas: feet, legs and back. The client can always choose if he wants to work more on certain areas (feet, for example). Special for couples, who can do the massage at the same time, thus avoiding having to wait for each other. Ofrece atención en español, inglés, portugués e italiano.

Enjoy this incredible tour of Santiago to experience the city like a local. We will meet at the Plaza do Obradoiro where we will learn about the fascinating history of the city, the beautiful squares around the Cathedral, Plaza Cervantes, the hidden Torno de las Monjas and the Mercado de Abastos, ending the tour walking through its ancient streets. All this with the best Official Guides

Discover the Romanesque remains of the Cathedral, experience a journey into the past until the discovery of the remains of the Apostle, visit the reconstruction of the stone choir of Maestre Mateo and fall in love with the wonderful Renaissance cloister. A recently restored Cathedral that shines like never before in this Holy Year. Our Official Guides will show you the four floors of the cathedral museum, we will continue through the cloister - old canons' cemetery and we will enjoy the impressive views from the balconies. We will enter the interior of the cathedral (without queues) and you will be able to learn about its history, see the imposing Botafumeiro, the wonderful High Altar and the surprising Corticela Chapel. An essential visit in Compostela to know the goal of the pilgrimage.

Visit in only 1 day, the city of A Coruña and Betanzos. Enjoy in one day, the best of our culture and this magic areas.

The best way to get to know a city is accompanied by a local guide who knows all the aspects of interest. Combining history, popular culture and part of the local gastronomy is the best way to experience a place. You can also meet people from different places and with different cultures, our tour is open, you can participate dynamically with questions and interacting with other people. Welcome to Santiago and on your way! :)

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is one of the most important sites in Europe for Catholics, as well as being interesting to non-Catholics. Make the most out of your visit by joining this cathedral and museum tour, where you’ll learn all about the culture and history of Santiago de Compostela. You can also enjoy the convenience of skipping the lines, so you don’t have to waste time lining up.

Santiago de Compostela is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the last stop on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail. This private tour saves you time reading up on the history of this beautiful pilgrimage site, as a guide gives you an overview on its legends and hidden secrets. See the beautiful Old Town, explore the Cathedral De Santiago de Compostela, and discover magnificent monuments and squares such as Praza das Praterias.

With the tour called finisterre muxía and death coast that includes cruise, you will visit some of the most impressive lighthouses and Galician villages. You will admire the charm of the famous Costa da Morte (death coast) and you will enjoy a pleasant boat ride (cruise) from the port of Finisterre, to see the special lighthouse of finisterre from another perspective and view (from the Atlantic Ocean). This tour is classified as one of the best that depart from santiago. you will learn about Galicia culture, history, legends, and gastronomy, all with this trip. It includes visiting touristic spots, best lighthouses, small villages, well known sites and also enjoying new experiences such as the cruise (boat trip) in the Atlantic Ocean with typical delicious Galicia Food and Drinks (Wine, Vermut, Soft drinks, Empanadas, Snacks etc.).

At Destino Noroeste we intend to make the client live a rich and interesting cultural experience, where they will learn about the city of Santiago, the Camino and its history, knowing the birth, growth and evolution of the city through the centuries in a visual and fun way . The guide is like a hostess, who will solve their doubts and advise travelers on the best places to visit at the end of the tour, where to eat and also what other places are recommended to visit in Galicia and how to do it.

This guided tour is to visit the wonderful Marina Lucense coast, Pancha Island, Rinlo Town (Barnacles Town) and enjoy a nice walk over the splendid and particular Cathedrals Beach. We will also discover Asturias region by visiting a small town called Tapia in which we will learn about new traditions, cultures and history.

Discover the best of Vigo during this private 3.5-hour city tour or shore excursion. Customize your itinerary based on your interests with your own personal tour guide and see famous landmarks such as the Puerta del Atlántico, Plaza de la Industria, Fortaleza del Castro, Berbes, and Mercado de la Piedra. Learn about the history of the Spanish port city and its culture from your informative guide.

The Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, between the south of the province of Lugo and the north of the province of Ourense, is a fairy-tale landscape, criss-crossed by the Miño and Sil rivers, on whose banks we will discover vineyard terraces where varieties are grown that will give some of the best Galician wines. A humanized landscape, with a unique use of the land that transforms slopes of up to 70% into a succession of small terraces. The oenological resource together with the abundance of heritage, especially Romanesque churches and monasteries, and a spectacular landscape justify the candidacy of the area as a World Heritage Site.

Pilgrims hike hundreds of miles to see Santiago de Compostela in the Galicia region of Spain, but on this private tour from A Coruña, you can see the famous cathedral and the UNESCO-listed city’s other sights in just eight hours. Make your own itinerary in the city and follow it through with a private chauffeur and tour guide who provide educational commentary and round-trip transportation from A Coruña.

Experience the historic city of Santiago de Compostela on this custom-crafted excursion with a local host. After a convenient pickup from select hotels, devise an itinerary that suits your interests and visit must-see sites like Plaza del Obradoiro, Palacio de Raxoi, and Catedral de Santiago de Compostela. Admire its architecture and learn about the history of Santiago’s UNESCO-designated old town from a passionate local.