From the origin to the contemporary renovation

Duration: 8 hours
Transport: On foot
Services: Experienced local architect as guide, meet and greet at the hotel or a central location, interior visits, café and lunch reservation
Languages: English, Spanish, German
Group size: Max. 20 pax
Price: 750 Euros + 21% VAT
Not included: Consumption at café, lunch and transport costs

From the origin to the contemporary renovation

Santiago de Compostela is a UNESCO world heritage site that welcomes pilgrims since the 12th century. The urban plot that from the Middle Ages surrounds the Apostle is an active historical city awarded for its conservation criteria. This day tour takes you on a chronological walk from the very first spaces of the medieval town and the most significant baroque squares to the contemporary architectural projects that surround the historical core acting as urban linking pieces between the old town and the new developments.

Start of the tour at the hotel or central location, meet and greet with the guide

Locus Sancti Jacobi
– The origins –

The renovation of a baroque square
– Pilgrimage Museum (M. Gallego Jorreto, 2012) and Casa do Cabildo –

Coffee break at an old café

Alameda
– The first stage of the green belt –

Lunch at a market cuisine restaurant

Galician Centre for Contemporary Art and Bonaval Park
– The planning strategy – (Álvaro Siza, 1993)

New housing projects: Caramoniña
– Urban surgery – (Víctor López Cotelo, 2009)

Explanations of the urban plot through the most representative spaces, historic and contemporary buildings, including interior visits.

End of the tour at the panorama promenade in Avenida Xoan XXIII

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