Santiago de Compostela, alternatively abbreviated to Santiago or Compostela, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is located in the province of A Coruña, in the northwest o
The Obradoiro façade of the grand Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Santiago Cathedral 2021 west panorama
Parador de Santiago Entrance
Plaza de las Platerías, Santiago de Compostela, España, 2015 09 22, DD 15
The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James in English, is a network of pilgrims' ways or pilgrimages leading to the shrine of the apostle James in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galic
Santiago de Compostela
…Iberian Peninsula. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. In 1985, the city's Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Santiago de…
The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
The reliquary of Saint James in the Cathedral of Santiago
Roman bridge with 19 arches over the river Órbigo. The bridge has been integrated into the modern Camino Francés.
St. James's shell, a symbol of the route, on a wall in León, Spain