Church building

Igrexa da Compañía de Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela · A Coruña

Igrexa da Compañía de Santiago de Compostela, church building en Santiago de Compostela

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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 Church

Style Arquitectura barroca

Dedicated to Compañía de Xesús

Part of Camiño de Santiago francés na provincia da Coruña

Protected as Parte dun sitio do Patrimonio da Humanidade

Elevation here ≈ 269 m · Terrain Tiles

Nearest town Santiago de Compostela, 364 m away

Way of St James Camiño Xabrés, 57 m away

People in the municipality 100,842 (2025) · IGE

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Getting there by bus

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 ↗.

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