# Optimus Tours

Guide en Santiago de Compostela

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/optimus-tours-santiago

Santiago de Compostela agency with guided visits to the cathedral and its museum, a free tour of the historic centre and excursions to Fisterra.

## Who they are

Optimus Tours is the brand of Optimus Tours S.L., a wholesale and retail travel agency registered in Galicia under number XG-764. It began, according to its website, as a small guided-tour company in Santiago de Compostela; customers asked what else to do in Galicia and it gradually published a selection of activities that the team discovered on its own trips. Today it sells tours in around ten destinations, such as A Coruña, Vigo, Pontevedra, Asturias, Bilbao, Porto, Lisbon or Rome, but its base and its own tours remain in Santiago. It says it removes from its catalogue any activity whose average customer rating falls below 9 out of 10.

## What they do in Santiago

The bulk of its offer is tours of the historic centre and the cathedral. It organises the guided visit to the Cathedral Museum and the church, with the option of entering the Portico of Glory: it covers Master Mateo's stone choir, the library, the Chapel of Relics, the cloister, the central nave, the ambulatory and the transept, and lasts 1 hour 40 minutes, or 2 hours 15 with the Portico. It includes an official tourist guide, museum tickets without queuing and a reduced rate for over-65s, pilgrims and accredited students. It also has a historic-centre tour with an official guide, tours combining city, museum, cathedral and rooftops, and several free tours (of the city, of mysteries and legends, and of the Templars and the Camino) that the website advertises from €0.

Outside Santiago, the Finisterre Express excursion covers in about nine hours Muros, the Ézaro waterfall, Fisterra and its lighthouse, and Muxía with the sanctuary of the Virgen da Barca, with transport, a guide in Spanish and English and travel insurance included. It leaves from the Pilar chapel, in Santiago. For private groups and agencies it prepares tailor-made private tours.

## Meeting point and rules

Tours in Santiago leave from the Praza do Obradoiro, in front of the cathedral. The guide carries an orange umbrella; it is best to arrive five minutes early. In the museum and the Portico, pets, large backpacks and walking sticks are not allowed, and the cathedral visit is not adapted for people with reduced mobility. Places sell out easily, especially in season, so they recommend booking in advance.

## Bookings and languages

You book and pay on its website, which is in Spanish and English; they answer by person, not a bot. The cathedral visits are in Spanish, with some departures in English, and the Fisterra excursion is bilingual. The website does not publish its cancellation terms in the listings, so it is worth checking them when you book.

## What they run

- [Private Guided Tour of the Old Town, from María Pita to San Agustín](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/a-coruna/things-to-do/old-town-private-tour), in A Coruña. Private tour of A Coruña, 2 h, with a guide. Desde 130 € . 2 h. Departs from Plaza de María Pita, at the orange umbrella sculpture. In Spanish. The website does not say how many people the price covers
- [Group trip to Fisterra, Ézaro and Muxía from Santiago](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/costa-da-morte/things-to-do/fisterra-muxia-day-trip-from-santiago), in Costa da Morte. Finisterre Express: Muros, Ézaro, Fisterra and its lighthouse, and Muxía. Desde 52 € per person. 9 h. Guide in Spanish and English, transport and insurance. Departs at 9:00 next to the Pilar chapel, in the Alameda de Santiago. Not wheelchair accessible
- [Guided visit to the cathedral and its museum with Optimus Tours](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/santiago-de-compostela/things-to-do/guided-cathedral-and-museum-visit), in Santiago de Compostela. Guided visit to the museum and the cathedral, with Pórtico de la Gloria option. Desde 25 € per person. 1 h 40. Official guide and museum entry without queuing. The Pórtico as an option. Departs from Praza do Obradoiro; the guide carries an orange umbrella
- [Night Tour of Secrets and Legends Through the Old Town](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/galicia/santiago-de-compostela/things-to-do/night-legends-tour), in Santiago de Compostela. Freetour Mysteries and Legends of Santiago. 1 h 30. You pay what you think is fair at the end. Maximum 6 people, in Spanish. Departs from the Obradoiro; the guide carries an orange umbrella

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Languages: Spanish, English
- Meeting point: Praza do Obradoiro, in front of the cathedral, Praza do Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela
- Licence: Agencia de viajes de Galicia XG-764
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Contact

- Web: https://optimus.tours/
- Coordenadas: 42.8806, -8.5446

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Where do we meet for the cathedral visit?
In the Praza do Obradoiro, in front of the façade. Look for the orange umbrella.

### In which languages are the tours?
In Spanish; some departures are in English.

### Can I bring a dog?
No: in the museum and the Portico only guide dogs may enter.