Visiting Santiago Night Tour With queimada!!!
Guided church tour
Guided tour of artists’ studios
Languages: Spanish and English.
Only on request Languages: Spanish and English.
Only on request Languages: Spanish and English.
Discover Santiago’s main night-time attractions,
Santiago de Compostela has an amazing total of
A chance to meet and interact with Compostela’s
walking in the company of a guide after normal
30 historic churches. These were erected
creators in their own studios. Renowned local
tourist hours, with the added charm of seeing the
throughout the centuries by the Archbishopric or
artists welcome visitors into their own studios, to
city lit up, entering into the silent courtyards of
the many religious orders present in the city; they
exhibit and comment the creative process behind
the Hostal de los Reyes Católicos and enjoying
are also symbols of devotion on the part of
their works. During the tour, the guide provides
some of Compostela’s liveliest nightspots. The tour
Compostela’s brotherhoods and wealthiest
historical explanations, relating the creative work
ends in a club with a tasting of the popular
residents. Their number and significance reflects
with the different artistic styles present in the city.
“queimada” (flamed eau-de-vie).
Santiago de Compostela’s importance as one of
Time: Group visits on request.
Meeting place: Main Santiago Tourism Office
Europe’s main religious destinations from the
Duration: 2 h.
(Rúa do Vilar, 63).
Middle Ages to the present.
Price: € 10 (Commissionable tours).
Time: High season 2011 (Jun 1-Oct 31): Friday
Itinerary: churches of Santa Salomé (interior),
Organised by: Turismo de Santiago
and Saturday, 10.30 pm. Language: Spanish
Orfas, Universidade, San Fiz, Santo Agostiño,
+Info and Bookings: Tel. (+34) 902 190 160,
(English on request, minimum 15 pax). Rest of
Santa María, San Domigos (interior), Ánimas
www.SantiagoTurismo.com
year: consult.
(interior), San Miguel, San Martiño.
Duration: 2 h approx.
Meeting place: Main Santiago Tourism Office
Price: € 12. Commissionable tour.
(Rúa do Vilar, 63).
Organised by: Turismo de Santiago
Time: High season 2011 (Jun 1-Oct 31):
+ Info and Bookings: Tel. (+34) 902 190 160,
Wednesday (Spanish) and Friday (English),11 am.
www.SantiagoTurismo.com Accepts online booking.
Rest of year: consult. Duration: 2 h approx. Price: € 10. Commissionable tour. Organised by: Turismo de Santiago + Info and Bookings: Tel. (+34) 902 190 160,
Guided contemporary architecture tour
www.SantiagoTurismo.com Accepts online booking.
Only on request Languages: Spanish and English. Siza, Eisenman, Kleihues, Hejduk, Portela, Nouvel... some of the best architects in the world have designed buildings in Santiago de
Guided tour of enclosed convents Recommended!!!
Compostela. Thanks to this guided tour, you will
Languages: Spanish and English.
in contemporary architecture by means of some
A guided tour of sites of contemplation and
projects by internationally renowned architects:
silence. Santiago has a huge amount of heritage, among which enclosed convents stand out: places characterised by prayer, an austere lifestyle and peace, surrounded by an aura of mystery, hidden behind high walls and shutters. This unique guided tour will enable you to discover their history, heritage and the key aspects of their daily routine. It includes an interesting brochure with detailed information. Itinerary: Convent of Mercedarias (Tránsito da Mercé); Convent of Dominicas (Belvís); garden of former Convent of Dominicos (Bonaval), Convent of Clarisas (Santa Clara). Meeting place: Main Santiago Tourism Office (Rúa do Vilar, 63). Time: High season 2011 (Jun 1-Oct 31): Thursday (Spanish) and Saturday (English), 11 am. Rest of the year: consult. Duration: 2 h 30 min approx. Price: € 10. Commissionable tour. Organised by: Turismo de Santiago + Info and Bookings: Tel. (+34) 902 190
learn to appreciate and enjoy the latest tendencies
Guided tour of traditional trades
diaphanous spaces, fusion of tradition and
Only on request Languages: Spanish and English.
modernity, combination of materials, pure designs,
Discover the charm of our artisans and
chiaroscuros, free-flowing interiors... includes
Compostela’s ancestral trades: leatherwork,
publication with information about all of
traditional braiding, silverware and jet-stone
Santiago’s contemporary architectures.
work…
Itinerary: CGAC and San Domingos de Bonaval,
This visit explores the heart and artistic spots of
Avenida Xoán XXIII, Auditorio de Galicia, Media
Santiago, to see artisans that share the same
Studies Faculty.
interest in action: reviving the traditional trades
Meeting place: CGAC entrance (Rúa Ramón del
and materials of Galicia’s and Santiago’s culture.
Valle Inclán, no number)
Itinerary: Silver workshop – Rúa Nova (Camariñas
Time: Group visits on request.
lacework and Sargadelos ceramics) - Rúa de
Duration: 2 h 30 min approx.
Xelmírez (braiding workshop) - Leather workshop
Price: € 10. Commissionable tour.
– Rúa da Acibechería (jet-stone workshop).
Organised by: Turismo de Santiago
Time: Group visits on request.
+ Info and Bookings: Tel. (+34) 902 190 160,
Duration: 2 h.
www.SantiagoTurismo.com Accepts online booking.
Price: € 10 (Commissionable tour).
geometric abstraction, plays of light, subtle
Organised by: Turismo de Santiago +Info and Bookings: Tel. (+34) 902 190 160, www.SantiagoTurismo.com
160,www.SantiagoTurismo.com Accepts online booking. *Note: Due to the very essence of enclosed life, the tour only features the “public” areas of the convents, such as convent churches and chapels, parlours, gate houses and revolving windows.
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Information subject to changes. Consult www.SantiagoTurismo.com