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Museo de las Peregrinaciones y de Santiago - Museum of Santiago and the Pilgrimages
Ode to the Apostle
This museum is divided into three floors, and is a tribute to Saint James the Apostle and the pilgrims who come to visit his relics.
This museum highlights the importance of the popular devotion to St. James and the development of the pilgrimage routes to his tomb which started in the High Middle Ages, particularly in Europe. It consists of eight rooms which explain the origins of the cult of St. James through images, objects and documents, as well as the beginnings and evolution of the pilgrimages, how the different routes and the town of Santiago de Compostela gradually took shape, and the influence of these pilgrimages on the artistic development of this city's crafts guilds.
Practical info
Designation: Regional museum
Content: Religious art
Location
Calle de San Miguel, 4
15704 Santiago de Compostela (Coruña, A)
informacion.mdperegrinacions@xunta.es
http://www.mdperegrinacions.comTel.:+34 981581558
Fax.:+34 981581955
Useful information
From Tuesday to Friday
Does not close at midday
From 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Saturday
From 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
From 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Public holidays and Sundays
Does not close at midday
From 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Closing days: Monday
Closed: 1 and 6 January; 1 May; 25 July; 1 November; 8, 24, 25 and 31 December.
Prices
General: €2.40
Students: €1.20
Retired persons: Admission free
Children: Admission free
Admission free: Saturdays, 5-8pm, Sundays; 18 May; 12 October; 6 December; and groups (minimum 15 people, by prior telephone appointment).
Services
Group visits should be arranged two weeks in advance by telephone or at the following e-mail address: difusion.mdperegrinacions@xunta.es.
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