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Spanish immersion schools in
Santiago de Compostela, Spain:
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in Spain and the
world About Santiago de
Compostela:
In addition to being
the third-largest holy city of the Christian world, Santiago de
Compostela is a university town and a marketplace for Galician farmers.
But it was the medieval pilgrims who made the city famous. A
pilgrimage to the tomb of the beheaded apostle, St. James, was a high
point for the faithful. Santiago de Compostela's link with legend
began in A.D. 813, when an urn was discovered containing what were
believed to be the remains of St. James. Somewhat amazingly, the
alleged remains -- subject of millions of pilgrimages from across
Europe -- lay relatively forgotten. Aside from its religious
connections, Santiago de Compostela, with its flagstone streets,
churches, and shrines, is one of the most romantic and historic of
Spain's great cities. It has been declared a national landmark.
Santiago has the dubious distinction of being the rainiest city in
Spain, but the showers tend to arrive and end suddenly. Locals claim
that the rain only makes their city more beautiful, and the rain-slick
cobblestones might prompt you to agree.
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