Category: Santiago de Compostela
The memory of the pilgrims III, five years of journey of the Fundación Jacobea
This year 2024, the Fundación Jacobea celebrates its first five years of work with pilgrims, a...
SANTIAGO: The Palace of Raxoi
The palace of Rajoy – Raxoi court in Galician – which closes off the west side of the Plaza...
The church of Santa María Salomé, the mother of Santiago
The church of Santa María Salomé Compostela is the only one under such a title in the whole of...
The Galician Centre for Contemporary Art (CGAC)
History The CGAC (Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea) is a museum with its own permanent...
San Fiz de Solovio: the church where it all began
With its great antiquity and its close relationship with the foundation of the city and the...
The Cathedral of Santiago: The porch of Platerías
In the days of its archbishops Diego Peláez (1070-1088) and Diego Gelmírez (1070? -1140), the...
Santiago: Plaza del Obradoiro
The name of the most famous square in Santiago – “obradoiro” in Galician means...
Santiago: The College of San Xerome
The College of San Xerome is one of the four buildings that flank the famous Plaza del Obradoiro,...
The College of Fonseca
The College of Santiago Alfeo, an essential part of the origins of the University of Santiago, was...
Medieval Irish Pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela
Thanks to the dissemination and donations made by Camino Society Ireland, the very active Jacobean...
Santiago: The Casa de la Troya
A very special corner of the city of Santiago is the Casa de la Troya, a former student boarding...
The Monte do Gozo seen by pilgrims of other centuries
The pilgrimage of the 21st century is undoubtedly very different from that of medieval times, but...
