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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Santiago De Compostela

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Updated October 5, 2018

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Also known as the Lover’s Bench.

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Bench of Whispers

Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.
The shadow pilgrim

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Shadow Pilgrim

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.
Botafumeiro.

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Botafumeiro

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
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Santa Minia in eternal repose

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The Shrine of Santa Minia

The mysterious remains of a martyred teenage saint are venerated inside a small country chapel.
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