Spain Santiago de Compostela WORLD HERITAGE CITY UNITED KINGDOM Dublin IRELAND London Paris FRANCE Cantabrian Sea Santiago de Compostela SPAIN PORTUGAL Madrid Lisbon Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ceuta Ocean Melilla ALGERIA MOROCCO Punta de la HighwayAutopista s Estaca de Bares ira o a Cabo Ortegal e ir Highway-DualAutovía carriageway t u e l ig v rt i NationalCarretera road nacional A O V Cariño e ra er e O Barqueiro O Vicedo d "A"C. RedRoad básica 1 orden d San Andrés a a ra Punta í í "B"C. 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Morujo Miño N-634 Nariga Oleiros Monfero A Baiuca O Campo P Caión Bergondo Carballido Beo Malpica Arteixo da Feira Vilalba Culleredo Betanzos Pta. Niñons Razo Pazo de Roncudo Andeiro Buriz Corme Cores A-55 Loureda Irixoa Torre Mebegondo Ría de Corme Paiosaco Churrío y Laxe Ponteceso Cabovilaños Coiros Feira do Veiga Ponte-Aranga Parga Laracha Coiro de Arriba (S. Salvador) Monte Carral Laxe Campo Oza Cabo Carballo Pumar San Marco A-6 Tosto Carballa da Feira Bahamonde Cesuras N-VI Tamoga Rius Guitíriz Cabo Margarida San Roque A Queimada Magro Silva Parga Begonte Vilán Nande Paradela Texeiro (S. Breixo) Rábade Agualada Erbecedo Queixas N-550 Vizoño Ría de Camariñas Mariz Cama Salto Curtis Sta. Eulalia riñ Esternanande Anxeriz Leira Outeiro A as Ponte Vilar Mesía Vimianzo Pontepedra Anafreita Ousá de Rei 127 km PONFERRADA do Porto Zas de Cima Puebla Cruces Castriz Ru Muxía Vilaseco Loroño Ordes Cabo Moraime Ombreiro Bazar Viaño San Mauro Roimil Cotá Touriñán Berdoias Castrelo Val do Pequeno A-9 N-634 Santa Comba Dubra Sobrado Friol Touriñán Baiñas Grixoa LUGO Pastor dos Monxes Xial Caberta Embalse da Gándara A CORUÑA Paradela Dumbría Fervenza Suevos Bóveda Lires Antes Entrepuentes Senra Souto Calde Carboal Olveira Fontecada re Berdia mb Focha Mera Corcubión Ta Sigüeiro A C I Z O G A L A I C O Cée Atán San Vicente A Peregrina Tarroeira M Picota Albite Melide A Pena N-547 Ezaro Arzúa o O Pedrouzo Negreira í P Brandeso Palas de Rei Fisterra O Pindo R Fonte Díaz n Guntin ó Coiro Santiago de Pezobre i Pedrouzos b Quilmas Arzón Cabo u Valadares Compostela LUGO c Embalse de Agro do Chao Fisterra r Bertamirans o Portodemouros C Outes Forte Carnota Vilar A e Sestaio N-550 Pena d A Barquiña Aguasantas Vila de Cruces SARRIÁ 14 km ía Seira Monterroso R Muros Ramallosa Portobravo Golada Louro Noia Vedra Aldaris Bodaño a Padrón lla N-640 oi Portosín Santeles U N Pontecesures y Fallara N O Pta. Carreiro s Tallós (Enfesta) N-640 IÑ ro Silleda M u Porto Bealo Río Ponte-Valga M Valga e do Son A Vacariza A Estrada N-525 d Baroña Emb. de Rías ia Boiro Rianxo Carracedo Lalín Belesar R Rodeiro Catoira Cuntis A Pobra do Pesqueira a us Carril PONTEVEDRA Baixas Caramiñal ro e A Aceberro Escala 1 : 800.000 ia d Caldas Forcarey R O Vilagarcía 0 10 20 Í 30 Km Cabo Corrubedo Sta. Uxía de Reis R Corrubedo de Arousa (Ribeira) P CARTOGRAFÍA: GCAR, S.L. Cardenal Silíceo, 35 Cabo Falcoeiro Aguiño Cambados Cerdedo OURENSE Tel. 91 416 73 41 - 28002 MADRID - AÑO 2001 A PONTEVEDRA 10 Km A OURENSE 30 km A OURENSE 24 km Index of Santiago 2 ..................... Introduction 4 ..................... Getting there 5 ..................... Where to stay 5 ..................... Practical advice 6 ..................... Itineraries in the City 23 ................... Museums and art centres 28 ................... Parks and gardens 29 ................... Cultural activities and entertainment 30 ................... Art Galleries and antique-shops 30 ................... For golf enthusiasts 31 ................... Eating and drinking 32 ................... Shopping 33 ................... Night-life 34 ................... Fiestas of general interest 35 ................... Trade fairs 36 ................... Getting around the city 36 ................... Post offices 37 ................... Emergency services 38 ................... Excursions from Santiago 45 ................... Tourist information 46.................... Map of the province 48 ................... City Map SANTIAGO I ntroduction Recently declared by UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site, and built on a hill encircled by the river Sar and its tributary the river Sarela, Santiago de Compostela is situated in the north- east of Spain in the province of A Coruña. Santiago de Compostela was born from a legend: the discovery in 813 A.D. of the sepulchre of St. James the Apostle who was beheaded in 44 A.D. in Palestine. King Alfonso II visited the site and ord- ered a modest temple and monastery to be built, erecting the center around which the city later grew. Alfonso III built the ancient basilica at the end of the 9th Century. It was destroyed during the Moorish invasion of Almanzor in the year 997 A.D. which completely devastated the city. Santiago was rebuilt and encircled by a wall. In 1075 A.D. Bishop Diego Peláez began the building-works on the cathedral, which continued under the efficient supervision of Bishop Diego Gelmírez, a key figure in the development of the city. The 11th and 12th Centuries were the hey-days of the pilgrimages to Compostela. The Pilgrim’s road to Santiago de Compostela was an extremely effi- cient means of scientific, artistic and literary com- munication. Within the unmistakably rural region of Galicia, Santiago became an important centre 2 of economic and cultural activity, a melting pot of distant cultures and civilizations. At the end of the 12th Century the master-craftsman Mateo built the Pórtico de la Gloria (Gateway to Glory). The end of the 14th Century witnessed the start of a turbulent period which lasted into the 15th Century. The arrival of Archbishop Fonseca, the founder of the University, marked the beginning of the Renaissance in Compostela. It was the Catholic Monarchs who brought the Court to the city in 1501. In 1534 the Royal Hospital and Colegio de Fonseca were built. At the end of the 17th Century it was the archbish- ops and religious orders who promoted the Baroque building frenzy which created a school of its own in the 18th Century. This style pervades the historic center of Santiago –the cathedral, the monasteries and the churches– and gives it the unique character which persists today. Apart from being famous for its university, mon- uments and religious and commercial activity, this city of 105,000 inhabitants is also a major centre of administration, having become the capi- tal of the Autonomous Community of Galicia in 1982. It is the seat of the Xunta (regional govern- ment), the regional parliament and other regio- nal administrative institutions. The city plays an important role in the timber industry. It is also extremely well connected to the outside, being centrally situated between the most important urban centres in Galicia. Two official languages exist side-by-side in Galicia: Spanish and Galician. 3 Getting there B y air - The international airport of Santiago is situated in B y road Lavacolla, 11 km from - Take the A-9 motorway from Santiago via the main N-547 Santiago going north to road. ACoruña and Ferrol; going south, the motorway goes Airport Information: along the Rías Bajas passing ☎ 981 54 75 00 by Pontevedra and Vigo, SERVIBERIA reaching the Portuguese ☎ 902 400 500 border at Tui. www.iberia.com Passenger Terminal: - From Madrid to Santiago de ☎ 981 54 75 01 Compostela, take the main Freight Terminal: N-VI road to A Coruña and ☎ 981 59 99 44 from there the A-9 motorway. y train Guardia Civil de Tráfico B (Road police) - Two trains daily from ☎ 981 58 22 66 Madrid (the Talgo and the Central Bus Station: Express Rías Altas) and one San Cayetano. from Bilbao. Fourteen daily ☎ 981 58 77 00 trains from A Coruña, eleven from Vigo and eight from Distances by road from Ourense. Connections to Santiago de Compostela to Portugal via Vigo. the main cities in Galicia: (three trains daily connect this city with Oporto), and A Coruña ............ 65 km connections to France via Ferrol . ................. 102 km the A Coruña-Vigo-Barcelona Lugo ................... 105 km line. Ourense .............. 110 km Pontevedra .......... 56 km RENFE railway station: Vigo ................... 90 km Calle Hórreo RENFE information: ☎ 902 24 02 02 www.renfe.es 4 Where to stay - The choice of accommodation in Santiago de Compostela includes two 5-star hotels (381 rooms), three 4-star hotels (627 rooms) and four 3-star hotels (617 rooms), apart from numerous other cheaper options. - One of the 5-star hotels, the Hostal de los Reyes Católicos, which is included in the list of «Paradores de Turismo» or State Hotels, occupies the beautiful 16th Century Royal Hospital building. Paradores de Turismo. Rersevation Centre ☎ 91 516 66 66. Fax 91 516 66 57 www.parador.es Practical advice - The climate of Santiago is typical of the spanish Atlantic coast: wet winters with frequent rain which, in light or heavy bursts, lasts from September to June.