Thanks to its own university, the city of Santiago de Compostela, which holds the third most important Catholic shrine in the world, the relics of St. James, does not at all seem too calm and religious. Crowds of pilgrims and clergymen on its streets favorably "dilute" the colorful and cheerful flock of students. The main attraction of the city is St. James's Cathedral, where pilgrims from all over the world come to get forgiveness for themselves and their loved ones.
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How to get here
The airport of Santiago de Compostela Lavacolla is located 11 km east of the city. RyanAir flies once a day to London Stansted, and Air Berlin - to German cities. Iberia connects Santiago with Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao. Also, flights from Amsterdam and Brussels arrive here. If Iberia prices seem too high, you can see Air Europa and Spanair flights that also send flights to Madrid, and Spanair and Vueling to Barcelona.
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By bus
From Santiago bus station, Castromil buses every hour run to A Coruña (€ 6.15, one hour) and west to Noia (€ 2.95, every 45 minutes) and Muros (€ 5.70, two hours). Up to 9 times a day the bus departs to Pontevedra (€ 4.95, one hour) and to Vigo (€ 7.25, 1½ hours). Castromil also runs 10 times a day to Ourense (€ 9.20, two hours) and up to 5 times to Cambados and O Grove (€ 6, two hours).
ALSA organizes bus services to Madrid (from € 38 to € 53, from seven to 9 hours), Oviedo (from € 23 to € 35, from 5½ to 6½ hours), Salamanca (from € 22 to € 27, from 6¼ to 7½ hours ), Cáceres and Seville, as well as once a day to Barcelona (€ 62, 16½ hours), Porto (€ 29, 3¼ hours) and Lisbon (€ 41, 8½ hours). They also send buses to Paris, London, Brussels, Amsterdam and Zurich.
By train
It is easy to get to Madrid by train (Chamartín station, € 42.20) by day at Talgo (nine hours) or at night by a trenhotel (nine hours). Trains run once an hour to A Coruña (from € 3.60, an hour on the way), to Pontevedra and Vigo (from € 5.45 to € 7.40, from 1¼ to 1¾ hours). More than six trains to Ourense (€ 6.60, 1½ or 2 hours) and one to Irún, as well as to Leon, Burgos and San Sebastian.
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Transport
Santiago de Compostela is convenient for hiking, but there are also many bus routes, especially in the city center. For example, you can go to the Empresa Freire station, where buses run between the airport and the bus station (€ 1.70). Some flights go further, from Rúa do Doutor Teixeiro to the southwest to Praza de Galicia. The taxi to the airport costs about € 15.
Bus number 6 leaves every 20-30 minutes from Rúa do Hórreo (near the railway station Rúa da Virxe da Cerca on the eastern border of the Old Town). Arriving from the center to the railway station, they stop at Rúa de Santiago Leon de Caracas. Bus number 5 runs every 15-30 minutes between Praza de Galicia and the bus station, via Rúa da Virxe da Cerca. Tickets cost € 0.85. One of the best options (and perhaps the most comfortable) for exploring the sights of the city is a small train that takes tourists to different parts of Santiago with an English audio guide. The train departs from Praza do Obradoiro, the fare is about € 5 for adults and € 3 for children from 4 to 12.
A guided tour with an English-speaking guide can be booked at City Hall (Town Hall), where the information office of the city is located.
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Climate
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Shopping and shopping
Santiago de Compostela is a popular pilgrimage center of Spain, here you can find all kinds of souvenirs for walking pilgrims and pilgrims: sticks, flasks and everything that is needed in the way .Also you can buy national sweets and drinks in the area of Zona Vella (Old Town) .Those wishing to purchase authentic gifts should visit the Sargadelos store in Rúa Nova and see the modern ceramics made at the old ceramic factory in Lugo province .Also in the Old Town there are many jewelry shops with ornaments in the national style, many of which are made with Celtic motifs .
Clothing is better to look for in Zona Nova (New Town), there are shops Zara, Bershka, Pepe Jeans and other famous brands. The most original brand, perhaps, is Rei Zentolo on Rúa Santiago de Chile. It's a Galician brand with authentic and funny T-shirts.
In the city there are two large shopping centers. The first, Área Central, is in the Fontiñas area (from the center of bus 11): there are fashion shops, fast food court and a large supermarket. Another is Hipercor on Rúa do Restollal - a typical large supermarket.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Santiago de Compostela
The main cathedral of Santiago is the final point on the road of St. James, passing through the whole of Spain and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List .Standing in Obradoyro Square, the cathedral is surrounded by monuments of Romanesque art, Baroque buildings and neoclassicism .The old quarter of the city is interesting for its covered arcades and small squares on which there are palaces, churches and monasteries .Thanks to large investments in the arrangement of St. James's way, the city acquired a new, very unusual architectural appearance, and "bundled" with it - a lively cultural life .
Among the city's buildings of particular interest is the Royal Hospital, now the Hotel Parador de Santiago de Compostela .Behind the building of the cathedral are two monasteries of the 16th century: San Martín Pinari and San Pelayo, which sell cakes and lemon biscuits (they are baked by nuns) .It is also worthwhile to pay attention to the building of the University, founded in 1525, the Ethnography Museum of Pobo-Galego, giving a full impression of the life and history of the Galicians, the Archaeological Museum, the Carpet Museum (Spanish and Flemish tapestries created by the drawings of Goya and Rubens) . Images Santiago de Compostela (12)