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Santiago de Compostela The city’s magnificent Catedral SPAIN 29 NORTHERN SPAIN PILGRIMAGE

for a safe journey head to traffic- and cafe-free and a symbol of the crown’s
the Museo da Catedral, has a unique atmosphere. power in this ecclesiasti-
which spreads over At its northern end, the cal city. Today it’s a hotel,
four floors and includes Renaissance Hostal dos but its four courtyards
the cathedral’s large, Reis Católicos (p413) and some other areas are
16th-century Gothic/ was built in the early open to visitors.
plateresque cloister. The 16th century by order of
Grand Praza do Obra- the Catholic Monarchs, 54 p413
doiro, in front of the ca- Isabel and Fernando, as
thedral’s west facade, is a refuge for pilgrims and

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