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Santiago de Compostela is the capital of Galicia, an autonomous region in the northwest of Spain. The city has about 100,000 inhabitants and is placed on the Unesco World Heritage List. It is of course most famous because the cathedral is the official ending point of the pilgrimage route that many people have been walking since over 1000 years, the Route of Santiago de Compostela!
Weather in this part of Spain is cooler and wetter compared to places to the south, east and central parts of the country. Summers last from late May to September when temperatures are around 22 to 26 degrees Celsius on average during the day while nights average around 12 to 15 degrees Celsius. Winters are from late November to early March when it's about 10 to 15 degrees Celsius during the day and nights are quite cold with 4 to 6 degrees Celsius.
Precipitation is mainly concentrated in the colder half of year and from October to April you can expect some rain on about half of the number of days. Summers are better with 6-8 days with some rain.
Santiago de Compostela Airport is located near the city and is the most important hub if you arrive by plane.
Quite a few airlines serve the city. Ryanair flies to and from London, Alicante, Frankfurt, Madrid, Rome and Reus (near Barcelona). Several other airlines have flights to destinations in Spain like Palma de Mallorca, most of the Canary Islands (mostly with Air Europa, Bilbao, Valencia, Barcelona and Málaga. Vueling has flights to Paris as well and there are seasonal flights with Aer Lingus to Dublin and with other airlines to Buenos Aires and Caracas, which gives you an idea of the importance of this city for catholics!
Trains to Madrid take 8 to 9 hours and you can either choose to travel by day or night. Hourly trains go to A Coruna, Pontevedra and Vigo. At least six or trains go daily to Ourense and one to Irún, on the French border, via León, Burgos and San Sebastian.
Check the Spanish Railway website for details regarding schedules and prices.
The AP (Autopista) nummer 9 connects Santiago de Compostela with Pontevedra and A Coruna, but it is a toll route. There is a slower tollfree road as well though.
Castromil runs buses thoughout Galicia, including to Pontevedra and A Coruna.
ALSA offers many connections to places further away including Madrid, Salamanca, Cáceres, Seville, Barcelona, Lisbon, Porto, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Brussels and Zürich.
Eurolines has buses througout Spain and Europe as well.
The most classical way to arrive to Santiago de Compostela is of course by foot, like the millions of pilgrims before you. For more information about the check the guide for the Route of Santiago de Compostela.
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Das Nove Luas | Perez Costanti 14 2 | Guesthouse | 93 |
| Casa Felisa | Porta da pena nº 5 | Guesthouse | 84 |
| Casa Lamas | Lugar de lamas,15 Sergude | Guesthouse | - |
| Complejo San Simon | Carretera de la Estrada, Km3 | Hostel | 67 |
| Hostal Anosa Casa | Entremurallas, 9 | Guesthouse | - |
| Hostal Charo II | Avda. Villagarcía 2 - 1A, 1B | Guesthouse | 69 |
| Hostal Girasol | Porta da Pena nº 4 Santiago de Compostela | Guesthouse | 76 |
| Hostal R. Mexico | Calle Republica Argentina 33 | Guesthouse | 88 |
| Hostal Seminario Menor | Avda. Quiroga Palacios , 2 | Hostel | 75 |
| Hotel Avenida | Fuente de San Antonio 5 | Hotel | 87 |
| Hotel Congreso | Ctra. de La Estrada, Km 3, 15894 Santiago de Compo | Hotel | 80 |
| Hotel Corona de Galicia | Rúa da Devesa, 28 36647 Valga (Pontevedra) | Hotel | 93 |
| Hotel Rey Fernando | Fernando III El Santo | Hotel | 80 |
| Hotel Ruta Jacobea | Lavacolla 41 | Hotel | 84 |
| Hotel San Carlos- Santiago | Horreo 106 | Hotel | 86 |
| Husa Santiago Apostol | C/ Cuesta de San Marcos Nº 1 | Hotel | 70 |
| Husa Universal | Plaza De Galicia 2 | Hotel | 93 |
| Meiga Backpackers | Calle Basquiños 67 | Hostel | 77 |
| Meiga Backpackers Pension | Republica del Salvador 32, 2A | Hostel | 73 |
| O Fogar de Teodomiro | Praci�a de Algalia de Arriba, 3 | Hostel | 81 |
| Pazo de Agra | Caldereria,37 | Guesthouse | 84 |
| Pensión Bandeira | C/. Santiago de Chile 15-2º-C | Guesthouse | 88 |
| Pension Estrella | Plaza de San Martin Pinario 5 | Guesthouse | 95 |
| Pensión Santa Rita | Fray Rosendo Salvado 4 y 5 | Guesthouse | 74 |
| Puerta Del Camino | Miguel Ferro Caaveiro SN | Hotel | 70 |
| Rosa Rosae | Calle La Rosa,7 bajo | Guesthouse | - |
| Santo Grial PR | Rua del Vilar,76 Santiago de Compostela | Guesthouse | 100 |
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