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   Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

   The Santiago de Compostela Archcathedral Basilica (Spanish and Galician: Catedral Basílica de Santiago de Compostela) is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the…

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   Hospital de los Reyes Católicos

   The Hostal dos Reis Católicos (in Galician), also called the Hostal de Los Reyes Católicos (in Spanish) or Parador de Santiago de Compostela, is a five-star Parador hotel, located in the Praza do Obradoiro of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

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   Castle da Rocha Forte

   The Rocha Forte Castle is a ruined fort near Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia, Spain. It was first mentioned in written documents from 1253, but it had probably been built earlier.

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   Plaza del Obradoiro

   The Praza do Obradoiro (Spanish: Plaza del Obradoiro, English: Square of the Workshop) is main square of the Santiago de Compostela old town, although not placed at the real centre.

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   Palacio de Rajoy

   The Palace of Raxoi (Galician: Pazo de Raxoi; Spanish: Palacio de Rajoy) is a neoclassical building located in the Obradoiro square in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

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   Castriño of Conxo

   Castriño de Conxo is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. It consists of an Iron Age fort hill (castro) and a series of petroglyphs.

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   Convent of San Domingos de Bonaval

   The Convent of St Dominic (Galician: Convento de San Domingos de Bonaval; Castilian: Santo Domingo de Bonaval) is a former Dominican monastery in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

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   Galicia Contemporary Art Center

   The Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (English, Galician Contemporary Art Centre), CGAC is an arts centre based in Santiago de Compostela that aims to promote culture in Galicia through exhibition, enjoyment and knowle…

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   Church of Santa María la Real del Sar

   The Church of Santa María a Real do Sar (Galician: Igrexa de Santa María a Real do Sar) is a church located in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

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    Panteón de Galegos Ilustres

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   San Martiño Pinario monastery

   The monastery of San Martiño Pinario (San Martín Pinario in Castilian) was a Benedictine monastery in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, the second largest monastery in Spain after San Lorenzo de El Escorial.

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   Monastery of Saint Pelagius of Antealtares

   The Monastery of Saint Pelagius of Antealtares (Galician: Mosteiro de San Paio de Antealtares) is a monastery in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

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   Capela de Ánimas

   The Capela de Ánimas (literally "Chapel of Souls") is a Neoclassical chapel in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

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   Muralla de Santiago de Compostela

   The Santiago de Compostela Wall was a medieval defensive wall in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

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   Castle Lupario

   The Castle Lupario, also known as the Castle Beca, is a Gallaeci castro located between the towns of Bastavales, (Brión) and Ribasar (Rois).

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