Santiago central tourist office

Santiago's central tourist information office is run by Turismo de Santiago, the municipal tourism company, and is at Rúa do Vilar 63, right in the old town, two minutes from Praza de Praterías and the cathedral. It is open all year. It is the place to pick up the official city map, which is free, ask what is open that day and buy guided visits or excursions.

What it offers

Turismo de Santiago summarises its services like this: tourist information in several languages about the city, free information material, starting with the official map published by the company itself, sale of books and leaflets, a shop with official souvenirs and the collection of complaints about tourist services, which are passed to the competent body. The phone number is +34 981 555 129. Opening hours do not appear on the website; if you go first or last thing, call beforehand.

If you arrive by air, there is a Turismo de Santiago information desk in the airport arrivals area, open from May to October.

Guided visits and excursions

The Turismo de Santiago website has an activities hub where the city's companies and guides publish their visits with day, time, meeting point and price, and from which you book. For 12 November 2026, for example, there appeared a free video guide collected at the office itself; the cathedral roofs with one operator for €35, at 10:00 and 15:45; several visits to the cathedral and its museum between €25 and €35; night routes through the old town from €15; the tourist train from the Obradoiro for €7, and day trips to Fisterra, the Rías Baixas, the Ribeira Sacra or As Catedrais beach, from €49 to €68. Prices and times change with the season and some departures require a minimum number of people, so check the hub on the day. The roof visits climb about 150 steps and are not recommended for people with reduced mobility.

Not to be confused with the Xunta office

On the same street, at Rúa do Vilar 1, is the Galicia Tourist Office, run by the Xunta, with phone numbers +34 881 866 397 and +34 881 866 398 and email [email protected]. That one gives information on all of Galicia and the Caminos de Santiago; the municipal one, at number 63, is the one that sells the city's visits.

Around

From the office, the cathedral and Portico of Glory are up the street, and the Abastos Market a few minutes' walk east. If you arrive by train, the station is about 20 minutes' walk away. For a quiet afternoon, the Herradura walk in the Alameda has an open view of the cathedral.