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Opening hours & tickets at a glance

The table we wish we'd had before leaving home: opening hours and prices for the Cathedral and Santiago's main monuments, without having to open ten browser tabs.

La torre del reloj Berenguela bajo la luna, grabado dorado — © santiago.es · Ilustración

By Cesar Rodriguez · updated 21 October 2026

Monuments and museums

Opening hours and prices for Santiago de Compostela's main monuments
Monument	Hours	Price
Cathedral (naves)	7:00 am–9:00 pm (8:30 pm Sat. in summer)	Free
Cathedral Museum	10:00 am–8:00 pm, daily	€9–23 depending on ticket
Monasterio de San Martiño Pinario	Tue–Sat: 10:00 am–2:00 pm and 4:00 pm–7:00 pm · closed Sun, Mon and public holidays	€5 flat rate (free with a Cathedral Museum ticket)
Colegiata de Sar	Mon–Fri: 10:00 am–2:00 pm and 4:00 pm–6:00 pm · Sat 10:00 am–2:00 pm · closed Sun	€2 (free with a Cathedral Museum ticket and for accredited pilgrims)
Museo do Pobo Galego	Tue–Sat 11:00 am–6:00 pm · Sun 11:00 am–2:00 pm · closed Mondays	€5 (free on Sundays)
CGAC	Tue–Sun: 11:00 am–8:00 pm · closed Mondays	Free
Cidade da Cultura (Museo Gaiás)	10:00 am–8:00 pm · exhibitions closed Mondays	Free
Hostal dos Reis Católicos (courtyards)	Visits cancelled for restoration work (Santiago tourist board, 26 Oct 2026), no reopening date	—
Mercado de Abastos	Mon–Sat: stalls open between 7 and 8 am and shut at 2:00 pm · food stalls 11:30 am–5:00 pm	Free admission
Municipal tourist office (Rúa do Vilar, 63)	9:00 am–7:00 pm (1 May–31 Oct) / 10:00 am–6:00 pm (1 Nov–30 Apr) · daily	Free
Turismo de Galicia (Rúa do Vilar, 1)	Mon–Fri: 10:00 am–5:00 pm · public holidays 10:00 am–2:30 pm · closed weekends	Free

This doesn't replace each monument's official website, but it does save you the initial search. Hours and prices are verified against official sources at the time of writing; Galician museums change their schedules between high and low season, so double-check before building your day around a specific visit.

2026 notice: where Mass is held

A notice still circulating online says Mass is held at San Francisco and San Fiz de Solovio. It dates from 2019and no longer applies. What does apply is this: the four pilgrim's Masses are still at 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 12:00 pm and 7:30 pm, but since Friday 16 October 2026, because of the remodelling of the main chapel and until further notice, the 9:30 am, 12:00 pm and 7:30 pm ones are celebrated in the church of San Agustín, next to the Mercado de Abastos, and only the 7:30 am one in the Cathedral, in the Communion chapel. Until that date all four were at the High Altar. Visiting the Cathedral carries on from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm. Of the 2026 works, the Berenguela clock tower and the chapel roofs are exterior and do not affect your visit; the cimborrio restoration does, and its scaffolding has kept the botafumeiro grounded since 24 August, with no return date — the Cathedral confirmed as much in writing on 5 September 2026. Full details are in the mass guide and the Cathedral guide.

What to book ahead

Two Cathedral experiences have limited capacity and are worth sorting out before you reach Santiago, especially at weekends, on long holiday weekends, or in summer:

Pórtico de la Gloria: with an audio guide it's included in the paid ticket (€15 / €12); free, unguided access is limited to invitations booked online for slots from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm (maximum two per person). The Cathedral's two websites don't agree on which days, so confirm when you book.
Cathedral rooftops: a guided tour across the roofs in small groups; slots sell out fast in high season. Book at visitas.catedraldesantiago.es.

None of the other monuments in this table require booking, except on very specific dates (Holy Week, the Feast of the Apostle celebrations at the end of July), when it's worth allowing a bit more time than usual.

Frequently asked questions

Which monuments in Santiago are free?

Access to the Cathedral naves, the CGAC, the Cidade da Cultura exhibitions, and the Museo do Pobo Galego on Sundays. The Mercado de Abastos is also free to enter.

What's closed on Mondays?

The Museo do Pobo Galego, the CGAC and San Martiño Pinario close on Mondays; Pinario also closes on Sundays. The Cathedral, the Cathedral Museum, the Colegiata de Sar and the Cidade da Cultura open as usual.

Do any opening hours change in summer?

The Cathedral closes a little earlier on summer Saturdays for the pilgrim vigil. Everything else in the table keeps the same hours all year: neither San Martiño Pinario nor the Colegiata de Sar extends them in high season.

Are these prices guaranteed?

They're indicative and verified against official sources at the time this guide was published, but museums update their rates from time to time. Always confirm them on each monument's official website before buying tickets or making the trip.