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About this activity

Start your tour around 8am, where you will cross the border to Spain to explore the pilgrim city of Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia.

Santiago is the capital of the autonomous region. The city was born by the discover of the tomb of the Apostle Santiago, people believe that in the city remains the tomb of Santiago and after that, it began a pilgrimage that led to the world-famous “Caminho de Santiago” (St. James Way).

In this magnificent visit to Santiago de Compostela, you will have time to visit the gorgeous 11th century cathedral, dedicated to the Apostle. Originally built in a Romanesque style, today, the Cathedral is a set of harmonious influences.

Have the opportunity to attend mass if you wish, enjoy free time for lunch and make sure you take a walk around the local shops and handicrafts.

After visiting Santiago, the tour starts the way back to Porto, stopping at Valença do Minho.

Valença do Minho is a lovely city with a unique fortress in Vauban style. There will time of a nice walk and to see the local buzz of the small northern portuguese cities!

The full day tour ends with the hotel drop off around 6:30pm

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Included

Local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off for option with hotel pick up and drop off included
Lunch - Only for option with lunch

Not included

Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Usually our tours run in one language but there are cases of one extras language or more.
Tours run in samll groups between 8 and 30 people
Duration: the hours of duration are approximate hours, The Tour is subject to local traffic, visit schedules, etc
Pick up: Free of charge in central Oporto and Vila Nova de Gaia hotels. For private and other types of accommodation the meeting point is at LIVING TOURS PORTO (Rua Mouzinho da Silveira, 352/354 Porto) - next to São Bento train station, Porto
Reservation is mandatory and requires na emai request/confirmation. Bookings must be confirmed at least 48 hours befor the date of the servisse. Cancellations within 48 hours or less will be fully charged.
All tours depart from Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia
The services included in the tours/wine estate visits, restaurants, etc) are subject to 3rd party availability and may change without prior notice.

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

80%

Reviews

4.6

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susanjxu

5 | 2018-06-13

Great tour! highly recommended. Lunch is included with seafood tapas.

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june_lauw

5 | 2017-10-30

Was a very enlightening trip. Worth the time and effort. It was made even better by our experienced guide Francisco Fonsela. His sense of humour patience and knowledge of history made this tour a very enjoyable one. Highly recommended

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Cathy W

2 | 2017-10-21

The lines were so long to get into the Church you didn't have enough time to see everything , then it was lunch, which was amazing, but took an hour and half, then we left to see some fort nobody cared about, i would have rather stayed in Santiago and seen more of the sights!!! Our guide was very nice and offered a lot of information, but talked a little too much for my liking, one problem she had to tell everything in two languages, so it was constant talking for the 3 hours it took to get there!!

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ilsoneru

5 | 2017-09-19

We loved our tour to Santiago, it was a really memorable day. Our guide, Tiago, was very knowledgeable, professional and friendly. He gave us useful information before arrival and got us there on time for the Pilgrims noon mass which is 11 Porto time. I chose to skip the delicious lunch because I wanted to spend more time in the cathedral and he graciously accommodated my request .

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Ivovsha

4 | 2017-07-17

Santiago was an unexpected discovery. We didn't even know that It was the third holy place fo Christians. The compound is huge. The cathedral immense, the altar so unusual,the organs like the wings of an angel. The place itself was impressive. Our guide Nunu had all the qualities of a superb guide: knowledgable, friendly, caring , in addition to being an excellent driver. Our problem concerns the organization of the trip. We spent more than an hour and a half to drive, but when we arrived the mass was already on and the entrance was closed. Then we had to wait in line for more than 40 minutes. The guide was not with us to explain the details of the cathedral. At last another church recommended by our guide to visit was closed. What was the purpose of the trip? It was more like a check that we were there. Also in Valencia do Minho the time was just thirty minutes to see the old church and do the shopping. It does not sound substantial for any kind of visit. After all, we wanted to breathe in the atmosphere of the place- instead we were running to be on time by the van. The last problem was the dual language. The guide had to explain the information in two languages. I do not think it makes the tour very interesting when the guide speaks another language. I personally fall asleep. The result is obvious: I didn't catch up with what I was supposed to hear in my language.

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