Santiago de Compostela Travel Forum

Hi,

I will go to Santiago de Compostela for 3 days. I was thinking about spending 2 days in Santiago and go somewhere else for a day. What would you recommend?

I will be using public transport so should be kind of close to Santiago as I don't want to spend the day travelling. Any suggestion?

Thanks in advance,

You could go to either Coruna or Pontevedra. They are both just one hour away from Santiago, by bus or train, and there is plenty to do and see in either city to keep you busy the whole day.

Good luck.

Vigo is a 1:30 -2 hr train ride away.

We would suggest Finisterre. Great walking along the coast. The village is crap though. Vigo is also not a nice place to go too. It advertises it self as the biggest city in Galicia. What with all the noise, pollution factories etc. give it a miss this time, as your trip is short.


Ian and Irene

I agree that Vigo is not a beautiful city... but from there you can reach by boat the Islas Cíes and they are a paradise!!!
If you visit Galicia in the summer, Islas Cies are a must.
Old town of Pontevedra is beautiful.
From Santiago you can also go by bus (not train) to Cambados, a delicious little town with amazings sunset and a very well preserved traditional architecture.