Roof tour and Portico of Glory

On my free day in Santiago I joined a tour to climb up a tower and walk on the roof of the Cathedral. The views were amazing and the steeples of Santiago were right beside me!
After lunch, I joined the Portico of Glory tour. This used to be the main entrance to the Cathedral and it's where Doug and I entered this Cathedral in 1999. Below St. James' feet, pilgrims used to touch the Jesse's tree column until there are 5 dents in the stone from the everyone's fingers. To protect this intricately carved area, it has been closed to the public now for years except through this tour.Читать далее