Rúa do Vilar – Méndez Núñez Statue loop from Santiago de Compostela

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Rúa do Vilar – Méndez Núñez Statue loop from Santiago de Compostela

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Rúa do Vilar – Méndez Núñez Statue loop from Santiago de Compostela

00:30

4.81km

50m

Running

Easy run. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Includes short out-and-back sections

Your route doubles back at waypoints. If this isn’t intentional, adjust those waypoints’ positions.

After 1.25 km for 20 m

After 1.53 km for 18 m

After 1.62 km for 32 m

After 3.18 km for 28 m

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Parking

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1.26 km

Rúa do Vilar

Highlight • Historical Site

Rúa do Vilar is one of the most famous, historic streets in the old town. The street is celebrated for its beautiful stone arcades (soprais), traditional Galician architecture, and vibrant atmosphere.

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1.33 km

Historic Centre of Santiago de Compostela

Highlight • Historical Site

Historic set of urban centers declared as such. Declared on March 9, 1940. Expansion on April 30, 1976.
Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on December 4, 1985.

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1.38 km

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

Absolutely worth seeing and worth a visit. The service with the pilgrims, on the other hand, was longer and unspectacular without Spanish knowledge. The incense burner was not swung 🤙

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1.54 km

Méndez Núñez Statue

Highlight • Monument

The Méndez Núñez Sculpture is a monument in homage to Rear Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez (1824-1869), a prominent Spanish naval officer of the 19th century. The bronze piece, the work …

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1.63 km

Alameda Park (Santiago de Compostela)

Highlight • Parking

A nice alternative vantage point to the cathedral from the park.

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1.64 km

Chapel of Our Lady of the Pillar

Highlight • Religious Site

The Chapel of Our Lady of El Pilar (Capilla de la Virgen del Pilar) is a beautifully ornate, 18th-century Baroque chapel located inside the historic ambulatory of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.

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3.19 km

Ánimas Church (Iglesia de las Ánimas), Santiago de Compostela

Highlight • Religious Site

With a very simple layout, it is the work of Miguel Ferro Caaveiro, revised by Ventura Rodríguez and completed in 1784. The works were financed with the alms of the …

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3.49 km