Galicia, Spain: Santiago de Compostela

Santiago, the final destination of an ancient pilgrimage route, has long had a powerful and mysterious draw on travelers. Strolling across its squares and under its grand churches, you can imagine a time when the city was a religious and cultural powerhouse. But, apart from all the pilgrim action and its venerable architecture, Santiago is a work-a-day town. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.

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[OrlandoCG954]

it's Culture & religion in Galicia still is a powerhouse

[doodlemonkey123]

he pronounced "compestela" and "gallego" wrong!!! but anyway, this church is so beautiful, and even more so in person!! i should, i went. here's a fun fact; he forgot to mention tht when you pat the back of St. James, its only on the holy year, the last one last summer, 2010, when i was there, so i got to go up. there are so many carved beatuties there, and so much gold, its indescribable. tho from afar, i thought st. james was actually a real person sitting all king-like up there! amazing!!

[doodlemonkey123]

@12353Jack its absolutely beautiful, i went last summer!

[alttab7890]

BEAUTIFUL CHURCH. THE INCENESE IS HUGE!

[cdamauser1963]

@AnAngelOfMercy Way cool!

[lunaryaries]

Excelent !!!

[AnAngelOfMercy]

Flying incense. Looks very old world. I've been sheltered. lol ;-)

[AnAngelOfMercy]

That church is magnificent.

[pavelavietor1]

hello thanks for posting,Rick you need to check, Olivenza in Estrema Dura is just to the Souths looking to see the next post,God speed

[missionaryorganist]

I want to go see this Church on a festival day