If you are interested in learning more information, check out these sources.

Attractions:

Alexander, Lisa. “12 Top-Rated Attractions & Things to Do in Santiago de Compostela.” Planet Ware, https://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions-/santiago-de-compostela-e-gal-sancom.htm. Accessed 17 Nov. 2022.

“Camino Culture: The story of As Marias.” Camino Ways, https://caminoways.com/camino-culture-story-marias. Accessed 19 Nov. 2022.

Lewis, Ray. “Why the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is so Important.” Jetset Times, https://jetsettimes.com/travelers/artists/why-the-cathedral-of-santiago-de-compostela-is-so-important/. Accessed 17 Nov. 2022.

Mell, Ashleigh. “The Door of Glory.” Andaspain, https://andaspain.com/blog/door-of-glory/. Accessed 17 Nov. 2022.

Pack, Sasha. “Revival of the Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela: The Politics of Religious, National, and European Patrimony, 1879-1988.” The Journal of Modern History, vol. 82, no. 2, 2010, https://doi.org/10.1086/651613. Accessed 20 Nov. 2022.

“Plaza del Obradoiro.” Vive Camino. https://vivecamino.com/en/santiago-de-compostela/plaza-del-obradoiro-3131/. Accessed 20 Nov. 2022.

“Santiago de Compostela Cathedral.” Famous Historic Buildings, http://www.famous-historic-buildings.org.uk/cathedral_santiago_de.html. Accessed 17 Nov. 2022.

If you would like to visit and book a tour at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela you can visit their official website at http://catedraldesantiago.es/

Cuisine

Blick, James. “What & Where to Eat in Santiago De Compostela – Devour Madrid.” Devour Tours, City Experiences Anchored by Hornblower, 19 Apr. 2017, https://devourtours.com/blo g/eat-in-santiago-de-compostela/?cnt=US. Accessed 20 Nov. 2022.

Caroline’s Cooking. “Tarta De Santiago – Spanish Almond Cake.” Caroline’s Cooking, Mediavine Food, 11 May 2020, https://www.carolinescooking.com/tarta-de-santiago/. Accessed 20 Nov. 2022.

Sierra, Lisa, and Tony Sierra. “What Are Padrón Peppers?” The Spruce Eats, Dotdash Meredith, 8 Sept. 2022, https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-padron-pepper-pimientos-3083500. Accessed 20 Nov. 2022.

TasteAtlas Editors. “Polbo á Feira.” TasteAtlas, AtlasMedia, 13 Oct. 2016, https://www.tasteatlas.com/polbo-a-feira. Accessed 20 Nov. 2022.

TasteAtlas Editors. “5 Local Foods You Have to Try in Santiago De Compostela.” TasteAtlas, AtlasMedia, 8 June 2022, https://www.tasteatlas.com/local-food-in-santiago-de-compostela. Accessed 20 Nov. 2022.

Festivals

“Castañada” Wikipedia, 2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casta%C3%B1ada.

“Saint John’s Eve” Wikipedia, 2007, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_John%27s_Eve.

History

Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. “Santiago De Compostela (Old Town).” UNESCO World Heritage Centre, https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/347. 

“History of Santiago De Compostela.” Vivecamino, https://vivecamino.com/en/guide-to-santiago/history-of-the-ancient-city/. 

“Introduction.” Pilgrims Welcome Office, https://oficinadelperegrino.com/en/pilgrimage/introduction/#:~:text=Though%20a%20few%20pilgrims%20to%20Santiago%20are%20recorded,one%20of%20the%20great%20destinations%20of%20medieval%20pilgrimage. 

“Santiago De Compostela.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/place/Santiago-de-Compostela. 

Saint James

Borg, Camilla Brudin, and Tim Ingold. “Fusion: Co-Created Heritage in Stories from the Camino De Santiago.” Pathways: Exploring the Routes of a Movement Heritage, edited by Daniel Svensson et al., White Horse Press, 2022, pp. 152–66. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv2p5zn1t.14. Accessed 21 Nov. 2022.

Loxterkamp, David. “The Road to Compostela.” Commonweal, vol. 131, no. 4, Feb. 2004, pp. 16–18. EBSCOhost, https://search-ebscohost-com.proxy.longwood.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rlh&AN=12392696&site=ehost-live&scope=site.