Santiago de Compostela
Santiago is well enough known among tourists but it is often overlooked on classic itineraries to Spain simply because it’s so far from everything! Santiago and Galicia made my list of reasons to go to northern Spain. A difference language, gallego, is spoken in this part of Spain, making it unique from the other regions. Rainy and green, people tend to call it the UK of Spain. If you are looking to do something off the beaten track, I suggest Santiago. Supposedly St. James (Santiago in Spanish) is buried here, and over the centuries, it became the biggest pilgrimage in Europe. Nowadays it has one of the most impressive cathedrals I’ve ever seen.
Getting there: You can fly very cheaply to Santiago de
Compostela from around Spain and the rest of Europe too on Ryanair and
Iberia. Otherwise, there are long-distance buses and a few trains.
When to go: Summer is the best weather, but fall is also nice.
If you only do one thing: Visit the cathedral.
Santiago is well enough known among tourists but it is often overlooked on classic itineraries to Spain simply because it’s so far from everything! Santiago and Galicia made my list of reasons to go to northern Spain. A difference language, gallego, is spoken in this part of Spain, making it unique from the other regions. Rainy and green, people tend to call it the UK of Spain. If you are looking to do something off the beaten track, I suggest Santiago. Supposedly St. James (Santiago in Spanish) is buried here, and over the centuries, it became the biggest pilgrimage in Europe. Nowadays it has one of the most impressive cathedrals I’ve ever seen.
When to go: Summer is the best weather, but fall is also nice.
If you only do one thing: Visit the cathedral.
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