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Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Obradoiro façade of the grand Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela: an all-but-Gothic composition generated entirely of classical details
State PartyFlag of Spain Spain
TypeCultural
Criteriai, ii, vi
Identification#347
RegionbEurope and North America

Inscription History

Formal Inscription:1985
9th Session

a Name as officially inscribed on the WH List
b As classified officially by UNESCO

Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela) is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia. Located in the northwest region of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, it was the "European City of Culture" for the year 2000. The city's cathedral is the destination of the important medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St James (in Spanish the Camino de Santiago), which is still walked today. Pop. 92,298 (2004).