Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is the capital city of Galicia in northwest Spain. It's named for Saint James, one of the twelve Apostles of Christ, and in legend is his burial site. Wikivoyage
Population 100,965 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Spain
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Santiago Cathedral Museum Museum · 100 m
-
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Church · 140 m -
Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago Museum · 200 m -
Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea Museum · 610 m
-
Museo do Pobo Galego Museum · 650 m -
Igrexa de San Froitoso Church · 40 m -
Mosteiro e Igrexa de San Paio de Antealtares Monastery · 260 m -
Casa Gótica Attraction · 340 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.