Guided Tour Santiago Cathedral, Museum and Old City

Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

3 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Discover the city 100% with our double tour that combines a walking tour of the city and a visit to the Museum and Cathedral of Santiago: know its past and fall in love with its essence. We begin the tour in the Plaza del Obradoiro where our guide will be there with an orange umbrella waiting for you: we will walk through the thousand-year-old streets of the old town, enjoy a 30-minute break between the two tours and continue with a guided tour of the Cathedral Museum and inside the Cathedral with our official guides.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Tickets for the Cathedral Museum

Guided city tour

What To Expect

Plaza del Obradoiro

The first part of the activity is the guided tour of the historic center of Santiago de Compostela with an official guide: we will visit the emblematic squares and end at the Market.

1 hour 10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Mercado de Abastos de Santiago

Free time at the market. Between the two parts of the tour, there is a 45-minute break

45 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

English City+Cathedral+Museum

Spanish City+Cathedral+Museum

Reviews

4.82

60 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

A fascinating and informative tour with an excellent guide!
DavidF4770,
Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Maria was a fantastic guide: informed, considerate, and good-humored. She is someone who has a perceptive understanding of historical events and the influence they still bear on Spanish life today. She also showed a lot of care and patience in answering our questions. Highly recommended!
A true taste of Santiago
bonniegJ4359VR,
Nov 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Fantastic tour! Maria Beloy was an excellent guide—she is personable and engaging and has a terrific command of Santiago, St. James, and pilgrimage history, as well as contemporary knowledge about restaurants, shops, etc. Maria speaks idiomatic English perfectly. Highly recommend.
Great tour and excellent guide
Annette C,
Nov 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Carolina was our tour guide and she was the best! She answered all our questions and knew a lot about the city and the cathedral. We were lucky to have her as our tour guide.
Educational and inspiring
M S,
Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour guide was a local (born and raised) who had an encyclopedic knowledge of the area. She led us on a logical walk around the Cathedral and gave us a break to enjoy shopping in the market on our own before we regrouped to experience the museum and the Cathedral interior.
Irene “the best tour guide in the world❤️”
Rosario B,
Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Irene is truly the best tour guide in the world!! It was stand up comedy with a history lesson. She was smart, engaging and extremely knowledgeable. I highly recommend this tour and definitely with Irene.
Well worth the money
susan m,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very in depth. Guide was exceptionally knowledgeable. Lasted longer than expected. Well worth the money.
A good start
Nonnie F,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The best way to get a feel for the city and it's history. Also, book the cathedral tour so you skip the line. Our guide, Carolina was terrific.
Excellent tour!
251allenm,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Carolina was an excellent guide - providing great local insights, communicating the full story of the cathedral and corralling the group.
An interesting, fun and very moving walking tour of a beautiful city.
TMapstone,
Oct 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a fun and informative walking tour. Our guide Carolina (Sweet Caroline 🎶 ☺️) was interesting, enthusiastic, funny and very knowledgeable. She made the tour a great experience. We walked through the historic centre of the city taking in gorgeous architecture and interesting history - the highlight for us being the cathedral with the incense burning and being caught in the shaft of sunlight coming through the magnificent windows. A wonderful and moving experience. Would thoroughly recommend.
Fantastic Guide
Catherine J,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very informative and our guide Carolina was fantastic. We learnt so much and got given excellent tips. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour.