Roof Tour photos

Here are more photos from the roof tour of the Cathedral in Santiago.

In the middle of the bell tower stands the figure of St. James as a pilgrim.

You can just make out another tour group behind us on the roof.

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20131031-220148.jpgAnd there’s the green cross that somehow made its way to the roof. There were many of them in Santiago during the medieval period. Pilgrims left their filthy clothes there to be burnt at the end of their pilgrimage.

Categories: Camino, Cathedral de Santiago de Compostella, October 2013, Santiago de Compostela | Tags: , | 1 Comment

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One thought on “Roof Tour photos

  1. Gina

    Stunning!

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