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Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)

Spain
Date of Inscription: 1985
Criteria: (i)(ii)(vi)
Province of A Coruña, Autonomous Community of Galicia
N42 52 50.736 W8 32 40.848
Ref: 347

Brief Description

This famous pilgrimage site in north-west Spain became a symbol in the Spanish Christians' struggle against Islam. Destroyed by the Muslims at the end of the 10th century, it was completely rebuilt in the following century. With its Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque buildings, the Old Town of Santiago is one of the world's most beautiful urban areas. The oldest monuments are grouped around the tomb of St James and the cathedral, which contains the remarkable Pórtico de la Gloria.

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