Santiago De Compostela - brief description and tourist attractions

Santiago De Compostela - tourist attractions

	Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela	Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (Catedral de Santiago de Compostela) is a Roman Catholic cathedral of the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral is the reputed burial-place of Saint James the Greater, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. It is the destination of the ...
	University of Santiago de Compostela	The University of Santiago de Compostela - USC (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela - USC) is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia. It is one of the oldest extant universities in the world. The university tr...
	Monasterio de San Martín Pinario	The monastery of San Martín Pinario (San Martiño Pinarioin Galician) is a former Benedictine monastery in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. Little remains of the original medieval buildings, as the monastery has been largely rebuilt since the sixteenth century. The monastery was c...
	Botafumeiro	The Botafumeirois a famous thurible found in the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (in the past similar devices were used in large churches in Galicia, nowadays sometimes is used in the Tui Cathedral). Incense is burned in this swinging metal container, or "incensory ". The name "Botafumeiro"means "s...
	Capilla de Ánimas	Capilla de Ánimas is a church in Santiago de Compostela, Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It was completed in 1788.
	Museum of the Galician People	The Museum of the Galician People (Museo do Pobo Galego) opened its first rooms in 1977 in the former convent of Santo Domingo de Bonaval, in the city of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, Spain). It was established as an organization to serve the community and safeguard traditions and customs that w...
	Convento de San Domingos de Bonaval	Convento de San Domingos de Bonaval is a monastery in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. The Museo do Pobo Galego and an urban park are within its facilities, and is beside the CGAC (Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, the Galicia Contemporary Art Centre). Located in the city of Santiago de C...
	Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro	Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro is a multi-purpose stadium in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SD Compostela. It has a capacity of 13,000 and the pitch dimensions are 105 x 68 metres. Situated in the eastern suburb of San Láza...
	Santiago de Compostela Airport	Santiago de Compostela Airport (IATA: SCQ, ICAO: LEST) is one of the three international airports in Galicia, Spain. It is located in Lavacolla, a town 16 km far from Galicia's capital city, Santiago de Compostela. In 2011, 2.464.431 passengers passed through it. The Christian pilgrimage route of ...
	City of Culture of Galicia	City of Culture of Galicia (Galician: Cidade da Cultura de Galicia) is a complex of cultural buildings in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, designed by architect Peter Eisenman and office, and opened at 2011. The buildings are an extreme challenge to construct as the design of them m...