Santiago City Tour: History, Squares, and Food Market

Enjoy this amazing tour with official guides to experience the city like a local, getting to know the fascinating history of Santiago, the beautiful squares around our Cathedral and the food market.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Plaza del Obradoiro - Meeting point: the guide will be waiting for you with an orange umbrella.
  • Praza das Praterias - Explanation of the Romanesque façade
  • Praza da Quintana de Vivos - Explanation of the Holy Door and Monastery
  • Praza da Inmaculada - We will learn about the history of the Monastery of San MartĂ­n Pinario, the Azabache and much more.
  • Mercado de Abastos de Santiago - Gastronomic market explanation
What's Included
  • Guidance by an official tourist guide
What's Not Included
  • Entrance to Santiago Cathedral
Location
Praza do Obradoiro
At Praza do Obradoiro, the guide will be waiting for you with an orange umbrella.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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490jayned
Jun 30, 2024
Great đź‘Ť - Our guide was fantastic, very knowledgeable and spoke fluent English so asking questions was very easy. I would definitely recomend as our guide was also local so able to offer advice on places to visit and places to eat.
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Bob_c
Jun 2, 2024
A good hour - Maria was a wonderful guide for our tour. She was funny and had lots of knowledge. The headphone set up worked great which allowed us not have to be right next to her when she was talking.
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Harperlee30
Mar 25, 2024
Great Tour! - I live in Santiago De Compostela and had family visit. I knew there would be specific historical information I would not be knowledgeable about. Our guide was wonderful (forgot her name, sorry I'm terrible with names). We took the 10:00am English speaking tour. The tour is a perfect 1 hour time length full of interesting history about the cathedral, architecture, and old town in Santiago. I would highly recommend this as a quick reference point when traveling to Galicia!
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L3702uhvanesag
Dec 9, 2023
Overwhelmed but very interesting - Highly recommended to learn about the history of the city and the most important places to visit later.
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858franciscoj
Dec 6, 2023
Guided tour of Santiago de Compostela - Very interesting and enjoyable tour through the historic center of Santiago. The charming and professional guide Maria. Highly recommended
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Rona_g
Oct 26, 2023
Knowledge abounds - Maria was so kind and inclusive. Her knowledge and love of the city was evident. Great tour guide, thank you!!
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Tuschg
Sep 19, 2023
Excellent Guide to the City - We have visited Santiago on several occasions and were delighted to learn and see so much on this inspiring tour. Highly recommended.
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Miguel_ngelm262
Sep 3, 2023
Visit to Santiago - Guided tour of the historic center, Cathedral and Museum. Enjoyable and entertaining experience. It met my expectations. The only disappointing thing was not being able to visit the Portico of Glory due to lack of tickets (my fault).
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Esther_a
Sep 30, 2023
Good overview of the city - It was great to have a guide to explain the stories behind the sights and it is always great to be able to ask questions. She explained things clearly. I later found a lot of the same info explained in an excellent brochure from the tourism office.
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Poppy1945
Jun 13, 2024
Could not understand a word - Beautiful morning, easy to find guide. Provided with receiver and ear plugs. Audio is horrible. Female guide spoke twice as fast as me and we understood one in every ten words. Total waste of time and walked away after ten minutes.
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