Private Santiago Tour: Old Town, Cathedral, Museum

Embark on a personalized private tour of Santiago de Compostela’s historical monuments. Explore the Old Town, Cathedral, and Cathedral Museum, or focus on the Cathedral itself. Discover the city’s rich history and hidden gems with knowledgeable local guides.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Plaza del Obradoiro - Meeting point: The guide awaits you in the Plaza del Obradoiro with an orange umbrella.
What's Included
  • Professional tour guide service
  • Access to the Cathedral Museum with the Private Cathedral Tour
What's Not Included
  • Portico de la Gloria (there is an option to add it by contacting us and paying the entrance fee).
Additional Information

Explore Santiago de Compostela through a private tour tailored to your preference: whether it be the Old Town, Cathedral and Cathedral Museum or simply the Cathedral. Uncover the city’s history and centuries-old streets, discover hidden gems in the city centre tour, or delve into every aspect of our stunning Cathedral and its Museum with our official tour guides, experiencing the city just like a local.

Location
Praza do Obradoiro
Praza do Obradoiro, The guide will wait for you with an Orange Umbrella
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Krista_k
May 4, 2025
We learned so much about Santiago! - Carlos was amazing! He had way more knowledge than we expected and we learned so much from him. He shared his unique perspective as a local on the culture and the church.
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Martha_d
Apr 26, 2025
Perfect Private Tour of Cathedral, Museum and Historic Santiago - It was a perfect private tour. Mari was phenomenal. She was kind, attentive, and extremely informative. She shared themes that repeated themselves throughout the catedral, the museo and the town. Her English was very easily understood. She fielded questions with enthusiasm. She navigated the crowds expertly to maximize our time together. She allowed for bathroom stops, as needed. She led us through historic Santiago to el Mercado de Abastos to end the tour. We purchased the most amazing chocolate truffles you can imagine, there! We highly recommend this private tour. Note that El Portico de Gloria can be visited with a small fee for an additional ticket - but guides are not allowed to accompany visitors into El Portico. It’s worth the price (!!), but it would be helpful to do a little advance research to fully appreciate its beauty - only a concise paper guide in English or Spanish is provided at the entrance. It would be helpful for this company to note that when offering the extra ticket.
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Birdsong27
Apr 18, 2025
Enjoyable & educational experience - Maria was a pleasure to explore Santiago de Compostela with, we were very comfortable with her and enjoyed meeting her and learning from her.
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Victoria
Apr 6, 2025
Splendid Santiago private tour - That was the most amazing tour we’ve ever seen!! Speechless beautiful city and wonderful awesome guide:)!! Young lady Mary is so knowledgeable, patient,with brilliant cense of humor,smart and sweetheart ! My husband and I strongly recommend her to everyone and we regret she is not touring cities in other countries:)! Thank you a lot Mary!
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Molinar123
Mar 25, 2025
Great guide - Exellent guide, very informative and d pleasant. Walked around the old town and saw all we wanted. Good puctures taken despite rain
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Pia_m
Dec 27, 2024
Great tour for first-timers - Amazing and educational tour around the cathedral and through the museum. Sylvia was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Would highly recommend especially for first-timers like us.
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Kimberly_b
Nov 22, 2024
A wonderful walking tour of Santiago de Compostela - Our private 3 hour tour with “Mary” was wonderful. Definitely worth the early morning flight from Madrid! She was fluent with the historical knowledge of Santiago and made her descriptions of artifacts and stories of the sites we visited come to life with lighthearted tales. Mary was animated and friendly, kept us moving but didn’t rush us from place to place, and answered all of our questions fully. She spoke excellent English
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Migueld
Oct 24, 2024
Best personal guide in Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Our guide , Mireya eas very professional and kind. Also very knowledgeable about the history and construction data of the Cathedral. We spent 2 hour immersed in the history of Santiago and the time flew past by. We recommend her 100%
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Gloria_h
Oct 19, 2024
Best Tour Ever! - Maria was a fantastic guide with a personable nature. She was easy to talk to which made the tour very enjoyable. Her knowledge was outstanding as she was able to answer every question we had. Thank you so much, Maria for making this tour one of the best we have ever had.
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Lindajean_f
Oct 8, 2024
Santiago de Compostela cathedral & museum tour was perfect! - Learned so much history about Santiago de Compostela, the cathedral, & the pilgrimage. Xavier was a fabulous guide.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).