Location: Galicia < Spain
Nearest Airport:
Santiago de Compostela at 15
Kilometres
Nearest Train:
Santiago de Compostela at 300
Metres
Nearest Beach:
beach at 25.0
Kilometres
Car: not necessary
Santiago de Compostela is the final destination of the legendary medieval way of pilgrimship Camino de Santiago (Way of Saint James), now considered by Unesco a World Heritage Site. Until today it attracts visitors from all over the world thanks to its fantastic monuments. The town is named after the Apostle Saint James ('Santiago'), who is buried here
Santiago is certainly one of Spain's most monumental towns, with a particular architectural style all of its own. But it is as well a town plenty of life, with one of the most famous Universities and a large number of students who guarantee youthful ambience in-between the historical walls. Also the region's cuisine is of great reputation, and it is said that nowhere you can eat better sea-food than in Galicia.