4.5Cathedral De Santiago de Compostela(10.7k reviews) - Museum and rooftop tour Spent More than 3 hours Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites
The cathedral is nice, it reminds of other big cathedrals for example in Leon, Burgos, Toledo. I am used to Spanish cathedrals. The entrance is free but I think it is worth it to pay for the museum and the tour of the rooftop (requires a bit good conditions because the rooftop has some steep stairs). I paid 10 euro per person and enjoyed. The museum is really big and there is a lot to see, whereas the rooftop tour lasts about one hour and it is guided so you get nice information about the construction of the cathedral and can also ask questions. Overall a nice experience!See more..
Stunning architecture and a must-stop for pilgrims. Opportunity to ascend the tower to see the views. Highly recommended.See more..
4.5Monasterio de Santa Cristina(327 reviews) - Very beautiful and romantic ruins of an old monastery Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM Spent < 1 hour Religious Sites
The origin of the Santa Cristina monastery is full of doubts and unknowns, different dates have been given to locate its foundation. It probably has to be placed towards the 10th century, a time when the rule of San Fructuoso followed, which would later be replaced by that of San Benito. Abbots of Santa Cristina have been known since the 10th century, later donations began to be found in their favor and, later on, royal privileges, the oldest conserved is from Fernando III de León and Castilla (1231), although there are references to other earlier ones. In the 15th century the house would begin a period of decline, with commendatory abbots, which would end in 1517 with a bull of Leo X that formalized its extinction and integration in Santo Estevo de Ribas de Sil as a simple priory. temporary and the already definitive of 1835, when the place was abandoned and ruined. From July 2020 you need to book in: https://entradas.ribeirasacra.org/esSee more..
4.5Monasterio de San Pedro de Rocas(152 reviews) - early Cristian days remains... Spent < 1 hour Religious Sites • Churches & Cathedrals
early Cristian days remains, follow the path of the Church in Galicia, a great hike if you are on holidays nearbySee more..
4.5Claustro de San Francisco(93 reviews) - Very nice cloister Religious Sites • Churches & Cathedrals
Claustro de San Francisco is the cloister of a monastery and it is located in Ourense, in Galicia Region, in the North of Spain. The cloister was built in a Gothic style during 14th Century, but it has different utilities after confiscation of Mendizabal in 1835. It has some very nice chapiters surrounding the inner part of the cloister, and you can walk in the corridors. Very nice place. (See also Catedral de Ourense, Ponte Romana, Plaza Mayor, Puente del Milenio, Pórtico del Paraiso, Iglesia de Santa Eufemia and Museo Arqueoloxico Provincial de Ourense)See more..
