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    Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern...
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    The Santiago de Compostela Wall was a medieval defensive wall in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. It was mostly demolished towards the end of the...
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    Camino de Santiago (Latin: Peregrinatio Compostellana, lit. 'Pilgrimage of Compostela'; Galician: O Camiño de Santiago), or in English the Way of St. James...
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    The Santiago de Compostela Arch cathedral Basilica (Spanish and Galician: Catedral Basílica de Santiago de Compostela) is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese...
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    The Santiago de Compostela derailment occurred on 24 July 2013, when an Alvia high-speed train traveling from Madrid to Ferrol, in the north-west of Spain...
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    also known as Santiago de Compostela Airport, is an international airport serving the autonomous community and historic nationality of Galicia in Spain...
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    The Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Spain. It was designated...
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    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...
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  • 11th-century bishop of Iria Flavia and Santiago de Compostela in Spain who succeeded Vistruarius. Cresconius was a supporter of King Ferdinand I of Castile and...
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    Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023. INSEE commune file Camino de Santiago Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Santiago de Compostela (in Spanish)...
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    nobility and by the archbishop of Compostela Pedro Suárez de Deza, hastened to Santiago de Compostela carrying the remains of his father and proclaiming himself...
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    the cities of Vigo, Pontevedra, and the interior city of Santiago de Compostela. There are smaller populations around the interior cities of Lugo and Ourense...
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    Indiana, United States Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Santiago de Chile, Chile Shijiazhuang...
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    French Way (category Camino de Santiago routes)
    most popular of the routes of the Way of St. James (Spanish: Camino de Santiago), the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain...
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    pilgrims passed through the gates of the Lugo walls, particularly Porta Miña, on their way to Santiago de Compostela. The fortifications were added to...
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    Plaza de la Quintana; Galician: Praza da Quintana) is the main square of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. It is formed by the meeting of the south...
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    Walls of Santiago de Compostela Castle da Frouseira, (Foz) Castle da Mota (Guntín), (Guntín) Castle da Pobra de Parga, (Guitiriz) Castle of Amarante,...
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    Portuguese Way (category Camino de Santiago routes)
    Minho—before entering Spain and passing through Pontevedra on the way to Santiago de Compostela. The Portuguese way is the second most popular route after the French...
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    location of the city of Santiago de Compostela, at the time known as Libredon [gl]. Alfonso built the original shrine to Saint James on the spot of the discovery...
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    Christian pilgrimage (category Culture of Spain)
    have been apparitions of the Virgin Mary. A popular pilgrimage journey is along the Way of St. James to the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, in Galicia...
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    town on the French route of the Camino de Santiago before it reaches Santiago de Compostela. In 2021, it had a population of 63,747. Ponferrada comes...
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    prominence due to its location along the Via XIX of the Antonine Itinerary, connecting Braga to Santiago de Compostela, Lugo and Astorga. This road, which traversed...
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    Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France. The abbey of Saint-Sernin was an ancient foundation. St. Sylvius, bishop of Toulouse, began...
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    Lugo (redirect from History of Lugo)
    annual precipitation of 1,084 millimetres (42.7 in) can be considered low compared with areas of the Rias Baixas and Santiago de Compostela. The highest temperature...
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    witness to pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela ever since. From the 14th century onwards, this site outside the city walls was bounded on its eastern...
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    was built by Andrés de Bença, between 1608 and 1610, for Pedro Peciña Samaniego, archdeacon and canon of Santiago de Compostela. The palace was built...
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    one of the five places in Roman Catholicism, together with Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela and Caravaca de la Cruz, that has the privilege of issuing...
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  • Alhambra Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar Teide National Park Roman Theatre of Merida Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias...
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  • Santiago de Compostela Cáceres Seville Salamanca Poblet Monastery Mérida Guadalupe Doñana Park Cuenca Llotja de la Seda Siega Verde Toledo Serra de Tramuntana...
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    Churrigueresque façade of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, facing the Plaza del Obradoiro, is actually encasing and concealing the older Portico of Glory. In...
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