Santiago de Compostela - Main Sights

Main Sights

  • Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
  • 12th century Colegiata de Santa María del Sar
  • 16th century Baroque Abbey of San Martín Pinario
  • University of Santiago de Compostela
  • Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (Galician Center for Contemporary Art), designed by Alvaro Siza Vieira
  • Parque de San Domingos de Bonaval, redesigned by Eduardo Chillida and Alvaro Siza Vieira
  • City of Culture of Galicia (will be completed in 2012), designed by Peter Eisenman

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