Santiago de Compostela Spain

Santiago De Compestela is the third sacred place after Jerusalem and Rome in the Christendom. It lies on a remote corner in the province of Galician at a distance of more than 615 Kilometers from Madrid. Many thousands of pilgrims are visiting this holy place throughout the year and they are using different routes to reach this Place either by walk or by cycling.

The Santiago De Compestela is the resting place of St. James, and it is believed that two of his disciples brought his body from the holy land in a stone boat and it was buried here in the year 44AD. But the grave was discovered only in the year 813 when a chapel was built, which has grown to the present day Santiago De Compestela.

Due to its sacredness the town has become a principal place or worship for the Christians all these centuries and still draws tens of thousands of pilgrims reaching the town crossing over 770 Kilometers by walking. Today the town of Santiago De Compestela is not only a place of pilgrimage but also a popular tourist center and you can find many interesting things to do and see in and around this town.

The town is famous for its old stone streets, and various types of food and wine available that are unique to Galicia alone. The town has many attractions like the Plaza del Obradoiro. From here you can enjoy a grand view of the catherdral. The Santiago Cathedral is the best tourist attraction of the city and quite a few pilgrims (numbering in the hundreds sometimes) can be seen at any point of the day. Additional rushes of pilgrims take place during mass times during midday. The luckiest of the pilgrims can see the use of botafumeiro in the Mass. Still we can see the centuries old incense burner at the entrance of the cathedral.

The next attraction in the city is the Hostal de los Reyes Cat