Best places: Cathedrals in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Soaring Romanesque cathedral & site of pilgrimage known for Master Mateo's carved arched portico.

Vast 1400s Gothic structure with 125 stained-glass windows, plus frescoed cloisters & a museum.

Cathedral built between the 15 & 18th centuries, with artworks & a high altar by Gaspar Becerra.

👍 A very ornate church, both outside and out. Smaller and quite modest in comparison to some of the other mega-cathedrals in Spain. Similar construction and alters and icons to most Catholic places of worship. The crypts of the right of the entrance are interesting but probably not for tourists.

Pilgrimage cathedral with 9th-century origins, a Gothic-era tower & baroque decor in the chapels.

13th-century cathedral offering Romanesque & Gothic architecture, a tower with views & guided tours.

😠 What a shame - such a besutiful building and have travelled far on pilgrim route to get here...BUT it is immoral and un-Christian to charge an entry fee to enter any place of worship! I can easily afford it - but in solidarity with thosd who cannot - i will notpay so will not enter... a shame as i...

Romanesque-Gothic, 1100s cathedral with an elaborate domed ceiling & ornate religious statues.

Neoclassical church with a simple facade built in the 1800s, with frescoes & barrel-vaulted ceiling.

👍👍 Impressive work of architecture, it is a temple with beautiful carvings and reflects a beautiful splendor, it is very bright and at the same time very solemn, frankly charming from an artistic point of view, and from a spiritual point of view it is brand new, to enter it, It already gives a feeling...

👍👍 Incredible 13th Century romanesque/gothic roman Catholic Cathedral in centre of small, picturesque town and xcapital of Galicia. For pilgrims it's special as there's Saint James inside and a daily pilgrims mass. The roof top and tour of Bell towers is spectacular but a rare event. Must visit too is...

👍👍 Rene, simply a phenomenon, the first time I went to Oviedo he was my guide and for 15 years now... Without a doubt my groups have always been with him. 😊