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<\/p>\nSteeped in historic and religious importance, Santiago de Compostela in the heart of Galicia is a truly beguiling town to visit all year round.\u00a0 This iconic town is most famous for being the destination of the pilgrimage route that\u2019s been going for over a century along the Camino de Santiago.<\/p>\n
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Visitors of this ancient and vibrant Galician town are literally spoilt for choice when it comes to memorable places to visit and sites to see.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re lucky enough to be heading to Santiago de Compostela sometime soon, take a look at three unmissable sites of this truly mesmerising Spanish town.<\/p>\n
Praza das Praterias<\/strong><\/p>\n Praza das Praterias is a pretty square in Santiago de Compostela which is well worth a visit. The square is home to a beautiful fountain and sits below the south fa\u00e7ade of the town\u2019s magnificent cathedral.<\/p>\n The Fuente de los Caballos fountain was built in 1825 and provides the perfect backdrop for a selfie photo opportunity.<\/p>\n Mosteiro de San Martino Pinario <\/strong><\/p>\n The Mosteiro de San Martino Pinario is a huge baroque monastery that casts a mighty shadow over the Praza de Inmaculada square.<\/p>\n Used today as a seminary, parts of the monastery aren\u2019t open to the public but the site\u2019s magnificent, intricately decorated church is open as part of a museum. At the centre of this beautiful church is an ornate altarpiece adorned in carved flowers, cherubim, plants and saints.<\/p>\n Museo da Catedral<\/strong><\/p>\n The town\u2019s Cathedral Museum is another must-see site to visit in Santiago de Compostela. The museum is spread over four floors and houses a sizeable and impressive collection of religious art, as well as a room devoted to the tapestries woven from designs by Goya.<\/p>\n This fascinating museum features the cathedral\u2019s 16th century gothic\/plateresque cloister.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Steeped in historic and religious importance, Santiago de Compostela in the heart of Galicia is a truly beguiling town to visit all year round.\u00a0 This iconic town is most famous for being the destination of the pilgrimage route that\u2019s been going for over a century along the Camino de Santiago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,38,60],"tags":[192,854,1194,794],"class_list":["post-8030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holiday-tips-and-advice","category-things-to-do-in-galicia","category-things-to-do-in-spain","tag-culture-in-galicia","tag-galicia","tag-santiago-de-compostela","tag-spain"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n