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Where to stay in Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela is a city in Galicia, Spain, home to about 101,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Santiago de Compostela, with about 24 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to August
- Nearest airport
- SCQ10 km · Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Language
- Basque, Catalan, Galician
About
About Santiago de Compostela
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.
In the 8th century the Arabs captured much of Spain, but the Visigoth Christian lands to the north pushed back. Christian leaders sought symbols of cultural identity to rally and unite this isolated region of fishermen and subsistence farmers, with its coastline littered with scallop shells. It would also help, in an era when pilgrimage to Jerusalem was closed off, if there was some icon or relic as a focus. They cast around and landed a whopper. James, cousin of Jesus, was a fisherman in Galilee and together with his brother John (author of St John's Gospel) was among the Apostles.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Santiago de Compostela
See
- Catedral de Santiago de Compostela
- Palacio de Rajoy
- Monasterio de San Martiño Pinario
- The Two Marías
- Museum of the Cathedral of Santiago
- Museum of Pilgrimages and Santiago
- Museum of Sacred Art of San Paio de Antealtares
- Museum of San Martiño Pinario
- Museum of Sacred Art of the Collegiate Church of Santa María la Real de Sar
- CGAC - Galician Centre for Contemporary Art
- Eugenio Granell Foundation Museum
- Gaiás - Cidade da Cultura
Do
- Pilgrim Reception Office
- Pilgrim House
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Places to stay in Santiago de Compostela
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Santiago De Compostela Rúa De Gómez Ulla aparthotel | 24 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Santiago de Compostela
21 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital de los Reyes Católicos Paradores de Turismo | 1511 | 1.0 km |
| Parador de Santiago de Compostel·la | 1.1 km | |
| Apartamentos Turísticos Cancelas by Bossh Hotels | 1.3 km | |
| Casa dos Cregos | 22.6 km | |
| Eurostars Araguaney Eurostars Hotel Company | 1.5 km | |
| Eurostars Gran Hotel Santiago Eurostars Hotel Company | 2.3 km | |
| Eurostars San Lazaro Eurostars Hotel Company | 1.7 km | |
| Gran Hotel Los Abetos | 2.3 km | |
| Hostal R. Mexico | 1.8 km | |
| Hotel Congreso | 5.4 km | |
| Hotel Herradura | 1.5 km | |
| Hotel Palacio del Carmen, Autograph Collection | 1.6 km | |
| Hotel Pazo de Altamira | 0.7 km | |
| Hotel Spa Congreso | 5.4 km | |
| Hotel Spa Relais & Châteaux A Quinta da Auga | 4.2 km | |
| Hotel Virxe da Cerca by Pousadas de Compostela | 0.8 km | |
| NH Collection Santiago de Compostela NH Hotel Group | 1.1 km | |
| Oca Puerta del Camino Hotel | 1.6 km | |
| Pombal Rooms Santiago | 1.4 km | |
| San Francisco Hotel Monumento | 1.0 km | |
| Tryp Santiago | 2.2 km |
All 22 hotels in Santiago de Compostela, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Santiago de Compostela
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santiago de Compostela are June to August. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; December is the wettest, with about 237 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Santiago de Compostela: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ), about 9.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; A Coruña Airport (LCG, 48 km) and Vigo Airport (VGO, 73 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
There are several airports around, from which you can reach the city quite easily.
Getting around
The places of interest in Santiago are in a compact area, so walk. Tralussa is the city bus line. In 2025 a single ticket costs €1 for adults, €0.55 for students under 18. For multiple trips you can buy a bono of 10, 20, or 30 tickets: these cost €0.55 per trip plus a deposit of €3 that's repaid if you return the card in good condition. You can buy and redeem bonos from the bus drivers. One-month passes are also available. Coming in from the airport, for accommodation near the cathedral get off at Rúa da Virxe da Cerca by the marketplace, before the bus carries you south to the stations.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
SCQ · Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport
LCG · A Coruña Airport
VGO · Vigo Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Santiago de Compostela
Eat
The city goes strong on seafood, especially pulpo, octopus. Local cheese and cakes are worth seeking out. Tapas are served everywhere. "Pimientos de padrón" are part spicy, part not, so practise saying "Os pementos de Padrón, uns pican e outros non". The main eating strip is along the two alleys south of the cathedral, Rúa da Raíña and Rúa do Franco. In this context, "Franco" means French, not the smug moustache more snappily known as Generalissimo Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde.
Drink
These are in the same area as restaurants, especially Rúa do Franco and Rúa da Raíña. There's a straggle further south towards the railway and bus stations.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Santiago de Compostela
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Santiago de Compostela: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Santiago de Compostela?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Santiago de Compostela are June to August. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; December is the wettest, with about 237 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Santiago de Compostela?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ), about 9.7 km from the city centre in a straight line; A Coruña Airport (LCG, 48 km) and Vigo Airport (VGO, 73 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Santiago de Compostela?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Santiago de Compostela
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.