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Santiago de Compostela · A Coruña
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Santiago de Compostela, alternatively abbreviated to Santiago or Compostela, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is located in the province of A Coruña, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century. In 1985, the city's Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Santiago de Compostela has a very mild climate for its latitude with heavy winter rainfall because of its relative proximity to the prevailing winds from Atlantic low-pressure systems.
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Facts
What it is Biblioteca universitaria · Sucursal de biblioteca
Part of Biblioteca da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Elevation here ≈ 269 m · Terrain Tiles
Nearest town Santiago de Compostela, 369 m away
Way of St James Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros, 25 m away
People in the municipality 100,842 (2025) · IGE
Getting there
Address Plz. de la Universidad, s/n, Plantas 2ª y 3ª
Getting there by bus
- Rúa Nova395 m awayA Graña-Rúa Nova (noitebus) · A Graña-Rúa Nova (noitebus)
- IES DO SAR651 m awayAs Hortas-Santiago E.I. · As Hortas-Santiago E.I. · Merés (cruzamento)-Santiago E.I. · Merés (cruzamento)-Santiago E.I. · Touro-Cimadevila-Santiago E.I. · Touro-CIMADEVILA-SANTIAGO E.I.
- Rúa da Rosa736 m awayRúa da Rosa-Ameneiro-Casalonga-Firmistáns · Rúa da Rosa-Ameneiro-Casalonga-Firmistáns · Rúa da Rosa-Bertamiráns-A Gándara · Rúa da Rosa-Bertamiráns-A Gándara · Liñares (empalme)-Rúa da Rosa · Liñares (empalme)-Rúa da Rosa
Stops on the regional public transport network. A stop being there does not mean a bus runs today: the lines are sorted by how many services they run, and the timetables are on bus.gal ↗.
Nearby
Cathedral of Santiago de CompostelaCathedral
Church of Santa María la Real del SarCathedral
Pazo de San Lourenzo, SantiagoMonastery
Monastery of Saint Pelagius of AntealtaresMonastery
San Martiño Pinario monasteryMonastery
Monastery of San Francisco do Val de DeusMonastery
Pazo do EspiñoPazo (Galician manor)
Pazo dos Condes de XimondePazo (Galician manor)