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Santiago de Compostela is the final destination of the legendary medieval way of pilgrim ship Camino de Santiago (Way of Saint James), now thought of by Unesco a World Heritage Site today it attracts visitors from all over the world. It has fantastic monuments, an international airport, and railway station. Santiago de Compestela is named after the Apostle Saint James ("Santiago"), who is buried here.
Santiago is certainly one of Spain's most monumental towns, with a precise architectonical style all of its own. But it is as well a town plenty of life, with one of the most famous Universities and a large number of students who assure youthful ambience in between the historical walls. Also the region's cookery has a great reputation, and it is said that you cannot get better sea-food than in Galicia. The best time to go to Santiago de Compostela is during the Festivals of the Apostle St. James, a festival declared of International Tourist Interest held on 25 July. During the festival it is easy to taste products as closely associated with St. James as scallops, locust lobsters and Santiago cake. Fish and shellfish from the rias, Santiago parsnip tops and Padrón peppers make up one of the most varied cuisines in Galicia, all washed down with wines from one of the five Galician denominations of origin.
So this is a place with a really diverse offering, and one of the great cultural centres of Europe making it an ideal place for tourists, and with the added benefit of an international airport close by there is nothing stopping you visit.
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