La Coruna

Castillo de San Anton

This old fortress was built between the 16th and the 17th century, in a small island of the Bay of La Coruña, to defend the city against attacks coming from the sea. During the English assault by Francis Drake in 1589, the castle effectively served to defend the entrance to the city.

Today, the castle is the venue for the archeology and history museum of la Coruña), opened in October 1968.

As we were pulling into the dock, we saw a Club Med Sailing Cruiser

We docked next to the Club Med ship

Convent de San Francisco - Santiago de Compostela, Spain

We set out from La Cpruna to visit the small town of Santiago de Compostela which has as it's origin in the Shrine of St James now the town's cathedral

Convent de San Francisco

Statue of Saint Francis

One of the main streets leading to the town square. You begin to see the souvenir shops.

Looking back at the San Francisco Convent

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela's Spire

Interesting gargoyles along the way

The main square - Plaza del Obradoiro

The building seen here is the Palacio de Rajoy. Built in the 18th century, the Palace today serves as the Town Hall and also the parliament building for the regional government.

Palacio de Rajoy

Statue of Saint James

Pilgrims travel for miles to visit the shrine. The last step in the pilgrimage is to sit and pray in front of the cathedral.

The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

A Pilgrim's Mass is held in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela each day at noon for pilgrims. Pilgrims who received the compostela the day before have their countries of origin and the starting point of their pilgrimage announced at the Mass.

The narrow streets are quiet for a Sunday Morning

The lunch hour is just beginning.

Reported to be the narrowest street in the town

The building on the right is a convent

Tam and Georgie enjoying drinks after Tapas

The Palacio de Rajoy. and the Plaza del Obradoiro as seen from the steps of the cathedral.

The cathedral as seen from one of the arches in the palace.