Santiago de Compostela

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

ARTS AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION In Santiago you can just breathe the arts. Here you'll find an extraordinary density of museums per square me tre. Start your tour in the Cathedral Museum which exhibits history and art relating to both the cathedral and the Way of Saint James. Travel back in time, discover how it was built starting from the tomb found in the 9th centu ry and enjoy some incredible artistic works. The museum also regularly or ganises interesting temporary exhibi tions. You can complete this spiritual experi ence in the Monastery of San Paio de Antealtares. It houses the Museum of Religious Art , including gems like a 13th-century figure of Christ, a silver reliquary containing the arm of San Pelayo and a copy of the Rule of Saint Benedict from 1610.

CATHEDRAL MUSEUM

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