Europe > Spain > Santiago de Compostela: Weather, Climate and Travel Guide

Located in the northwest of Spain, in Galicia, Saint Jacques de Compostela is famous as a place of pilgrimage for Christians, and its center is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, but his superb environment also promotes visits tourists outside any religious context. The city has just under 100 000, and it enjoys an oceanic climate, which gives it quite mild temperatures all year round. You can access the city by air through the airport of Santiago de Compostela close, if we do not obviously chooses the path taken by pilgrims on foot and hikers. Many remarkable sites worth visiting: the cathedral of course, but also many churches, monasteries, city hall, the hospital, the palace of Gelmirez, the City of Culture with its very particular architecture, the Collegiate Santa Maria la Real de Sar, beautiful places that dot the city, the sculptures of the sanctuary entrance door, not to mention the narrow streets lined with buildings of different styles ... You will also enjoy its gastronomy which occupies a large place in the life of the city: Seafood and fish are served extensively in typical restaurants or bistros. The many students present in the city also give him a lively atmosphere day and night, and the nearby nature offers great opportunities for amateur sport outings: a lovely destination that nicely combines culture and nature.