Exploring Santiago 3 - Cathedral museum

Later in the afternoon, I went to the Cathedral museum.

This mostly contains sculptures which have been replicated on the walls or on the Portico of Glory, various examples of religious art, especially different depictions of St James, and some tapestries. There’s also a reliquary chapel containing nearly different holy relics.

The museum also permits access to a balcony which overlooks the Praza do Obradoiro, which gave a slightly different perspective as well as views across the old city.

There’s also a very pleasant cloister with great views of the 3 spires.

My Seattle friend joined me in the museum and we then went for a couple of glasses of tinto de verano.

The second bar we went to gave us a good view of the queue forming for the 7.30pm mass. We both planned to attend the mass and so finished our drinks so that we could get in the queue nearly about an hour before the service in order to get seats.Read more