City guide Santiago de Compostela
- Annual Events Festas do Apóstolo (July 15–31) with major fireworks on the 24th. The feast of Saint James is 25 July. In Santiago it is a two-week programme with events…
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Beckham Law (24% flat tax) or the new Spain Digital Nomad Visa tax rules. Many passports can stay 90 days in any 180 without a visa. A longer stay uses the…
- Bar/Nightlife Area Rúa do Franco (Tapas) and Rúa Nova (Student bars) Rúa do Franco and Rúa da Raíña, the alleys south of the cathedral, are the main strip for…
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Ensanche (New Town) for modern apartments or Santa Marta for quiet living. Ensanche or Santa Marta. Fotocasa asking rent in October 2026 was 11 €/m² in both…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Casco Histórico (Old Town) near the Cathedral The old town, the Casco Histórico, around the cathedral and Praza do Obradoiro. The…
- Best Coworking Space Arroelo (Rúa de Tras do Parlamento, 11) - €15/day, €145/month Cowork Plus, 54 Rúa do Hórreo, listed under the old-town district: an open-space desk from…
- Best Food Delivery App Just Eat and Glovo are the primary services. Glovo delivers meals in Santiago de Compostela, including burgers, pizza and other…
- Best Local Dish to Try Pulpo á Feira (Octopus) and Tarta de Santiago (Almond cake) Seafood, especially pulpo (octopus). The travel guide also points to local cheese and…
- Budget Accommodation Hostel Roots (€22/night), Meiga Backpackers (€18/night) Meiga Backpackers, Rúa dos Basquiños 67, a dorm bed about €18 in the February 2025 guide…
- City Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain Santiago de Compostela, capital of Galicia, in the province of A Coruña, northwest Spain.
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable under Spanish Tax Law. Yes. Spanish residents are taxed on a foreign company when they hold over 50% and the…
- Corporate Tax 25% (Spain standard rate) The general corporation tax rate is 25%. Newly created companies are taxed at 15% for the…
- Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: Abanca, BBVA, Santander. Euro. On 19 October 2026 the ECB reference rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, so about 1 USD =…
- Cycling/Walking Paths The Camino de Santiago trails (Francés, Portugués, or Finisterre paths) The Camino de Santiago ends at the cathedral. The principal route is the French Way, about…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 19% to 26% progressively for residents. Dividends are savings income: 19% on the first €6,000, 21% to €50,000, 23% to €200,000…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (State and regional combined for income >€300k) The Galicia regional scale tops at 22.5% on general taxable income above €60,000. The 2026…
- Highway Access AP-9 (Atlantic Highway) connecting North to South Galicia. The AP-9 runs from A Coruña and Ferrol through Santiago to Pontevedra and Vigo; the…
- Historic Buildings Hostal de los Reyes Católicos (Parador hotel) Hostal de los Reyes Católicos, Praza do Obradoiro 1, a Parador in the former pilgrim…
- Historical Sites Monasterio de San Martín Pinario Monasterio de San Martiño Pinario, Praza da Inmaculada 3, about 50 m north of the…
- Libraries & Study Spots Biblioteca de Galicia (Cidade da Cultura - Architecture by Peter Eisenman) The library is in the Cidade da Cultura on Monte Gaiás, the Peter Eisenman complex. Entry…
- Local Heritage The Shell/Saint James Cross, icons of the Camino pilgrimage. The scallop shell and the pilgrim staff are the badges of the Camino. UNESCO describes…
- Local Markets Mercado de Abastos (Open Mon-Sat mornings) Mercado de Abastos, Rúa das Ameas, about 200 m east of the cathedral. Open Monday to…
- Main Train/Transit Hub Estación de Santiago de Compostela (High-speed AVE to Madrid in 3h 15m) Santiago railway station is about a kilometre south of the cathedral, with the bus station…
- Museums & Art Venues CGAC - Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (Free entry) CGAC (Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea), Rúa Valle-Inclán 2, designed by Álvaro Siza…
- Music Scene Casa das Crechas (Folk/Celtic sessions) or Modus Vivendi. Casa das Crechas is at Vía Sacra 3, just north of Praza da Quintana. Modus Vivendi is on…
- Must-See Landmarks Santiago de Compostela Cathedral and Praza do Obradoiro Santiago de Compostela Cathedral and Praza do Obradoiro. The old town has been a UNESCO…
- National Parks Nearby Illas Atlánticas (Cíes Islands) - 1.5 hours away (Requires boat) Parque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia, the islands from…
- Population 98,000 100,965 inhabitants on 1 January 2025, the municipal register total. The 2024 register…
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets 230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Type C (Europlug) and Type F (Schuko).
- Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles), roughly 0.4% - 1.1% of value. IBI is an annual municipal tax on owning real estate, and the city sets the rate. A…
- Property Transaction Tax ITP (Inheritance & Transfer) - 8% to 10% in Galicia. Galicia sets the general transfer tax on a home bought from a private seller at 8%. A sale…
- Public Transport Passes Bono de Transporte (Bus): €0.60 per trip with rechargeable card. TUSSA urban buses in 2026: a cash ticket is €1.00. The ordinary rechargeable bono is €0.36…
- Regional Travel Monbus for regional buses; Renfe for 'Eje Atlántico' trains to A Coruña and Vigo. Renfe runs about every hour to A Coruña in about 30 minutes, and those trains continue to…
- Religious Sites The High Altar and Crypt of Saint James inside the Cathedral. The high altar of the cathedral, and the crypt below it with the supposed tomb of Saint…
- SIM Card Movistar, Vodafone, Orange, or Yoigo. Avg. €15-€20 for 50GB+ Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange or Movistar shop; identification is usually required…
- Scenic Viewpoints Parque da Alameda (The famous photo with the Cathedral) The mirador at the north end of Parque da Alameda is a viewing platform looking toward the…
- Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,200 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €128,000) Fotocasa, October 2026, does not split prices by bedroom count. The Casco Histórico was…
- Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €76,000) Fotocasa, October 2026, the rural parishes (Parroquias de Santiago) were 998 €/m², the…
- Tap Water Drinkable and high quality (soft water from Galician mountains) Safe to drink. The city travel guide says tap water is safe. The Spain guide says tap…
- Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents. Residents pay Spanish income tax on worldwide income. Non-residents pay tax on…
fix pass. SIM Card aligned with the country wording (identification usually required); Highway Access trimmed to the routing the opened pages show, dropping Tuy; Best Coworking Space re-cited to the directory's current address with its 28 October update. The travel guide, both map nodes, the Spanish article and the directory were re-opened and confirmed the hostel, cathedral, museum, market, theatre, bar and hotel details.