Guide · Santiago de Compostela
Galicia Experience
Who they are
Galicia Experience is a Santiago de Compostela company made up, according to its website, of a young team of art-history and tourism professionals. Its guides are accredited as official tourist guides of Galicia. It has its office on Rúa de Tras Salomé and, as well as Santiago, works in A Coruña, Pontevedra, Ourense and Ferrol, on excursions around Galicia and as guides on the Camino de Santiago.
What they do in Santiago
Its catalogue in the city adds up to about fifteen tours. The cathedral ones range from the church and its museum to the full version with roofs and the Portico of Glory. They have free tours of the historic centre and of legends, a queimada workshop and private tours. Out of the ordinary, they organise Pilgrim for a Day, which walks down with a guide from Monte do Gozo to the Obradoiro from March to October; the Santiago Experience food tour, by day with an aperitif at the Mercado de Abastos and lunch, or by night with dinner and queimada; and a guided visit to the Museo do Pobo Galego. The visit to the Hostal dos Reis Católicos appears on its website, but is temporarily out of service because of restoration work.
How they work
Almost all tours leave from the Praza do Obradoiro, where the guide waits with a white umbrella; those of the Museo do Pobo Galego, at the museum entrance. They are held in Spanish or English. Book on its website or by phone, on 981 11 48 73 or 625 166 440. There are no departures on 1, 5 and 6 January, 25 July or 24, 25 and 31 December. Several tours are seasonal only, from March to October.
What they run
- Last Stage of the Camino Francés, from O Pedrouzo to the Obradoiro Pilgrim for a Day Tour: the last kilometres of the Camino Francés to the Obradoiro Book
- Santiago Experience Food Tour, by Day or by Night Santiago Experience Day: wine at the Market, guided tour and Galician lunch Book Santiago Experience Night: night route with an official guide, Galician dinner and queimada Book
- Museo do Pobo Galego at Santo Domingo de Bonaval, with a Guide Guided visit to the Museo do Pobo Galego Book
Practical details
- Phone
- +34 981 11 48 73
- [email protected]
- Website
- galiciaexperience.com
- Languages
- Spanish, English
Frequently asked questions
Are they official guides?
Yes: its website says all of them are accredited by Turismo de Galicia.
Where do we meet?
Generally in the Praza do Obradoiro, with the white umbrella; each listing gives the point.
In which languages?
In Spanish and English.
