Santiago was founded more than 1000 years ago, when according to the tradition was found the grave of the apostle St. James, one of the closest fellows of Jesus. In fact, Northern people used to call the area Jakosbs land. Join me on this online experience and let us make our way through the wonderful sights that this city has to offer.

We will begin our tour at the Obradioro Square, one of the most beautiful squares in Spain. Located here is a 1000 years old Cathedral that we will appreciate. From the square, we will also take a look at the street that is said to lead one to the End of the World. However, the pilgrim route did not, in fact, finish in Santiago or in Finisterre, which is where people in the Middle Ages believed Europe to end.
The next stop of our tour is Azabacheria Square. Here, we will face the Northern facade of the Cathedral, where we will see the door the pilgrims used on arriving in Santiago. I will also take you to see some of the little houses that were built in the past as banks - the kind where people could change money, probably one of the oldest in Europe. We will then move to the back of the Cathedral: the Quintana Square, which is divided into two places. The upstairs is known as Quintana de Vivos or the place for living people, while the downstairs is called Quinata de Muertos or cemetery, because during more than 400 years this place functioned as the local cemetery.
You will then follow me to The Holy Door. Don't know what that is? It is a door that only is open when it is a holy year (this year is a holy year!); people cross this door to "be reborn", to clean their souls. After doing this ourselves, we will move to South Square, which is the oldest facade in Santiago and was built in the 12th century. The name of the Square is Platerias, which means Silversmith, and is thus on account of all the silver shops around.
Next, we will walk down the oldest street, known as the Franco Street. The name came from the French, because in the past most of the pilgrims came from France and used to live here. Today, it is the go-to place for good food and drinks, especially for enjoying some Spanish tapas. In our time here, I will tell you about the wines available here - we are in Spain, after all! - and the most popular Albarino wine, a young and fresh kind that goes particularly well with fish and seafood.

We will then proceed along the street till we reach the University Library, a beautiful building built 500 years old and the origin of the present University of Santiago de Compostela. Today, this university has more than 30,000 enrolled students, many of them from other countries, thereby making the city lively and with many interesting things to do. 

Finally, we will finish our tour with a visit to the oldest garden in town, from where we can enjoy a wonderful view and take in the true size of the Medieval area.