# Things to see in Santiago de Compostela (Spain): 52 places and when to go

> Santiago de Compostela is a town in Spain with around 92,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 52 places in and around it, mainly History (24), Nature (9), Hiking (8). The best known are Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Hostal dos Reis Católicos and Monastery of Carboeiro. The best time to come is March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 09 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 51. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/santiago-de-compostela/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Spain · 42.8829, -8.5411
- **Population:** About 92,000
- **Places:** 52 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/historia/) (24) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/naturaleza/) (9) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/senderismo/) (8) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/espiritual/) (5) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/gastronomia/) (4) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/fauna/) (4)
- **Best time:** March to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** MAD Madrid, 491 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Pico Sacro, at 533 m.

## What to see in Santiago de Compostela

The places in and around Santiago de Compostela, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Santiago de Compostela Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/catedral-de-santiago-de-compostela/): Roman Catholic cathedral of the archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain · 399 m
- [Hostal dos Reis Católicos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/parador-de-santiago-de-compostela/): Old hospital converted into a hotel. Building protected as a Site of Cultural Interest · 426 m
- [Monastery of Carboeiro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/mosteiro-de-san-lourenzo-de-carboeiro/): Cultural property in Silleda, Spain · 28 km
- [Rocha Forte Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/o-castelo-da-rocha-forte/): Ruined fort in Galicia, Spain · 3.6 km
- [Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/centro-galego-de-arte-contemporanea/): Contemporary art museum in Galicia, Spain · 121 m
- [Church of Santa María a Real do Sar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/colexiata-de-santa-maria-a-real-de-sar/): Cultural property in Santiago de Compostela, Spain · 1.2 km
- [Monte Pedroso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/monte-pedroso/): Mountain in Spain · 2.6 km
- [Castriño de Conxo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/o-castrino-de-conxo/): Archaeological site in Conxo, Santiago de Compostela, Spain · 2.8 km
- [Pico Sacro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/o-pico-sacro/): Mountain in Spain · 11 km
- [Dolmen de Cabaleiros](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/a-casa-da-moura/): Dolmen in Tordoia, Spain · 24 km
- [Church of San Pedro de Ansemil](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/igrexa-de-san-pedro-de-ansemil/): Church building in Ansemil, Silleda, Spain · 27 km
- [Castle Lupario](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/o-castro-lupario/): Ruined castle in Galicia, Spain · 11 km
- [Church of San Salvador de Camanzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/igrexa-de-san-salvador-de-camanzo/): Church · 20 km
- [Pazo of Oca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pazo-de-oca/): Cultural property in La Estrada, Spain · 19 km
- [Altamira towers](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/torres-de-altamira/): Cultural property in Brión, Spain · 12 km
- [A Burga de Xermeade](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/a-burga-de-xermeade/): Nature · 14 km
- [A Chousa Nova](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/mamoa-da-chousa-nova/): Dolmen in Silleda, Spain · 25 km
- [Pontevea bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/medieval-bridge-of-pontevea/): Bridge · 14 km
- [Market square of Santiago de Compostela](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/mercado-de-abastos-de-santiago/): Market · 326 m
- [Museo do Traxe Juan José Linares](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/museo-do-traxe-juan-jose-linares/): Museum in Spain · 24 km
- [Pazo de Galegos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pazo-de-galegos/): Manor house · 25 km
- [Pazo de Mariñas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pazo-de-marinas/): Manor house · 26 km
- [Pazo de Santa Cruz de Ribadulla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pazo-de-ortigueira/): Cultural property in Vedra, Spain · 16 km
- [Pazo de Ximonde](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pazo-de-ximonde/): Building in Spain · 16 km

And the other 28, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Palace of Faramello](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pazo-do-faramello/), [Torre de Couso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/torre-de-couso/), [Castelo de Broño](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castelo-de-brono/), [Castro de Altamira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castro-de-altamira/), [Castro de Bouzalonga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castro-de-bouzalonga/), [Pazo de Ferraces](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pazo-de-ferraces/), [Pazo de Lobagueiras](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pazo-de-lobagueiras/), [Pazo do Picón](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pazo-de-san-fernando-do-picon/), [Torre de Guimarei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/torre-de-guimarei/)
- **Nature**: [Brañas de Xestoso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/zec-branas-de-xestoso/), [Sistema fluvial Ulla-Deza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/zec-sistema-fluvial-ulla-deza/), [O Refuxio de Sigüeiro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/o-refuxio-de-sigueiro/), [Fountain of Santas Mariñas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/fonte-de-santas-marinas/), [Gardens of Pazo de Oca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/xardins-do-pazo-de-oca/), [Río Tambre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/zec-rio-tambre/)
- **Stargazing**: [Observatorio Ramón María Aller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/observatorio-astronomico-ramon-maria-aller/)
- **Food and drink**: [Adega Santa Minia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/adega-santa-minia/), [Destilerías Pepe Albela](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/destilerias-pepe-albela/), [Jakobsland Brewers](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/jakobsland-brewers/)
- **Hot springs**: [Estanque da Burga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/estanque-da-burga/)
- **Hiking**: [Ribeira do Ulla Teense](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/ribeira-do-ulla-teense/), [Roteiro de San Paio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/roteiro-de-san-paio/), [Roteiro do Río Mercurín](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/roteiro-do-rio-mercurin/), [Ruta da Fervenza do Rexedoiro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/ruta-da-fervenza-do-rexedoiro/), [Ruta dos Camiños Vellos de Tordoia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/ruta-dos-caminos-vellos-de-tordoia/), [Ruta dos Petróglifos de Teo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/ruta-dos-petroglifos-de-teo/), [Ruta Per Caminho de Lampai](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/ruta-per-caminho-de-lampai/), [Sendeiro de San Xoán da Cova](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/sendeiro-de-san-xoan-da-cova/)

## When to go to Santiago de Compostela

The best time to visit Santiago de Compostela is **March to June and September to October**; also possible: November to February and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 11 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 19 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 39 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 11 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 27 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 09 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 52 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 45 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 16 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 48 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 30 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 51 |

In June there are 15 h 09 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 51. In April, 51 of the 52 places are at their best.

When to go to Spain in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Santiago de Compostela

The nearest main airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD, Madrid), 491 km as the crow flies. How to get around Spain (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=42.8829%2C-8.5411)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=42.8829%2C-8.5411)

## Other towns nearby

- [Catoira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/catoira/): 20 places · 27 km
- [San Cosme de Outeiro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/san-cosme-de-outeiro/): 17 places · 31 km
- [Arzúa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/arzua/): 12 places · 33 km
- [Campo Lameiro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/campo-lameiro/): 23 places · 38 km
- [Carballo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/carballo/): 16 places · 39 km
- [Lalín](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/lalin/): 16 places · 45 km

And all of Spain, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Santiago de Compostela?

The best known: [Santiago de Compostela Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/catedral-de-santiago-de-compostela/), [Hostal dos Reis Católicos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/parador-de-santiago-de-compostela/), [Monastery of Carboeiro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/mosteiro-de-san-lourenzo-de-carboeiro/), [Rocha Forte Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/o-castelo-da-rocha-forte/), [Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/centro-galego-de-arte-contemporanea/). In all, 52 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Santiago de Compostela?

March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 09 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 51.

### How do you get to Santiago de Compostela?

The nearest main airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 491 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=42.8829%2C-8.5411) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Santiago de Compostela as the destination and these 52 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).