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Sightseeing Sightseeing Overview Santiago de Compostela’s Old Quarter is often styled a ‘living museum’, with the Cathedral and other jewels placed in a magnificent setting of winding paved and arcaded streets, granite walls and smaller monuments that create a superb ambience. The Cathedral itself is flanked by several celebrated squares – Praza do Obradoiro, Praza das Praterias, Praza da Quintana and Praza da Inmaculada. Picturesque avenues and alleys radiate out from this centre, around which the city developed, to the other squares and sights of the Old Quarter – the Convento de San Francisco, the University and the Praza de Cervantes. Tourist Information Oficina de Información de Turismo da Xunta de Galicia (Santiago de Compostela municipal tourist information office) Rúa do Vilar 43. Tel: (981) 584 081. Fax: (981) 565 178. E-mail: turgalicia@xunta.es Website: www.turgalicia.es Opening hours: Mon-Fri 1000-1400 and 1600-1900, Sat 1100-1400 and 1700-1900, Sun 1100-1400. Incolsa – Información y Comunicación Local (Santiago de Compostela local information) Rúa do Vilar 63 Tel: (981) 555 129. E-mail: info@santiagoturismo.com Website: www.santiagoturismo.com Opening hours: Daily 0800-2200 (summer); daily 1000-1430 (winter). Another Incolsa office can be found on Praza de Galicia. The Oficina del Peregrinos, Rúa do Vilar 1 (tel: (981) 562 419), is the source of information on pilgrimages, while the Oficina de Información de Xacobeo, Avenida de la Coruña 6 (tel: (981) 572 004; website: www.xacobeo.es), provides details on pilgrimages and xacabeo. Passes There are no tourist passes currently available in Santiago de Compostela. |
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