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PRIVATE Cathedral and museum tour SPANISH or ENGLISH
4.6
17 Ratings
Santiago de Compostela
A 2-hour guided tour of the Museum and Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Discover and understand the most significant art pieces within the museum, along with the history and development of one of the world’s most important Catholic sanctuaries.
A 2-hour guided tour of the Museum and Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Discover and understand the most significant art pieces within the museum, along with the history and development of one of the world’s most important Catholic sanctuaries.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cathedral Museum - We will meet at our premises and then walk to Praza do Obradoiro and the visit to the museum will start. The different rooms of the complex will tell us the story of and about how the whole Cathedral was built, since its origins during the 9th century until nowadays. You will visit the different halls of the museum with all the…
- Cathedral Museum - We will meet at our premises and then walk to Praza do Obradoiro and the visit to the museum will start. The different rooms of the complex will tell us the story of and about how the whole Cathedral was built, since its origins during the 9th century until nowadays. You will visit the different halls of the museum with all the art masterpieces exposed in each one and we will give you a detailed explanation of them. We will look out on the balconies from the Cathedral to the Obradoiro square, the Cathedral’s interior cloister and, last but not least, we will enter the Cathedral, which itself is a work of art. No access queues will be done to enter the Cathedral.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Local guide with a BLUE UMBRELLA at the entrance of the museum
- Professional guide
- Local guide with a BLUE UMBRELLA at the entrance of the museum
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Audio guides can be included at the price of 3€ each. Ask at meeting point.
- Access tickets:Pilgrims & +65: 6€ each. Rest:9€. Under 12:Free (official Cathedral rates)
- Entrance fees
- Gratuities
- Audio guides can be included at the price of 3€ each. Ask at meeting point.
- Access tickets:Pilgrims & +65: 6€ each. Rest:9€. Under 12:Free (official Cathedral rates)
- Entrance fees
Additional Information
- Find the guide with the BLUE UMBRELLA at the entrance of the museum
- Find the guide with the BLUE UMBRELLA at the entrance of the museum
Location
Praza do Obradoiro
In front of the museum's access door your guide will be waiting for you with a BLUE UMBRELLA. Access door to the museum is situated to the right side of the Cathedral's fachade.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(17 Ratings)
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Mavys_m
Aug 28, 2025
Great tour guide, she was... - Great tour guide, she was very knowledgeable
Beautiful cathedral and museum
She explain every details of the history of Santiago and the Cathedral.
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Clara_c
Nov 2, 2024
Great Day in Sa Tiago de Compostela - Loved this tour - Lucia showed us all the important parts of the Cathedral - in and around!!! Lucia knew all about everything!!! We all enjoyed this tour and would recommend it to others - Lucia was a delight to be with - we all learned so much about St James!!!!
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Danbs5997iv
Jul 1, 2023
Private tour is the way to go! - Very knowledgeable and professional guide. We only had a half day in Santiago and doing the private tour helped us skip the long lines and ensured that we got to experience the most important sights.
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Marilyn_h
Apr 14, 2023
We enjoyed the thorough... - We enjoyed the thorough explanation of the art work and artifacts that were found in the museum. It tied in together nicely once we were at the cathedral. Our tour guide Adrian was very knowledgeable and professional. He answered all of our questions. We Highly recommend this tour.
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Mary_w
Sep 16, 2022
Wonderful experience - Lovely tour and guide. Exactly as described….private for just your group and very good coverage of the museum and cathedral. Highly recommended. My husband walks slowly with a cane and the guide was very good adapting to his needs.
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Tcottom
Jul 27, 2022
What a great experience. - We had a wonderful tour of the church and the museum. The guide was very knowledgeable and kept the tour interesting. She made sure we saw everything possible.
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Cynthia_t
Jul 15, 2022
Wonderful! - Meri was a great guide and the tour was fascinating. We learned a lot. My only issue is this review site is requiring me to write more.
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Donald_a
Jun 1, 2022
My guide was incredible. - Excellent experience! Very informative and made my time very enjoyable. She was quite knowledgeable about the Cathedral.
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Barbaramb99kf
Sep 22, 2023
Visit to Santiago de Compostela - I recommend a trip to Santiago de Compostela to anyone visiting Galicia, perhaps avoiding the busiest periods to enjoy every corner freely.
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Salim_m
Jun 29, 2024
Tour guides need to inform if they will be late - We had a particular bad experience. Tour guide showed up 30 minutes late but did not reach out or tell us at all!! We sent a message via the Viator app when no one appeared 5-8 mins after the appointed time.
We then were rushed through the museum (which is amazing and everyone should do), and finished the tour in an hour. Our guide was fine but in my opinion the whole thing was doomed from the start.
Perhaps this was a one off
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