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Experiencing the Festival of St James in Santiago de Compostela
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[QUOTE="dbier, post: 1093849, member: 100378"] A little bummer, but not huge. If I'd known any of the King coming beforehand, I would have planned differently. Did I mention that I did almost no research except for Brierleys guidebook beforehand? ;). What did I like? Fireworks the night before, energy among the pilgrims, everything about finally getting into the last Mass of the night, seeing the crypt, oh the emotions when we finished. I'm not normally a crier, but...there's more, but you get the idea. What not? The last couple of kilometers (not marked, couldn't see the cathedral, the abrupt shock at seeing not pilgrims, but just city folk mildly annoyed by the hubbub). This is a common experience. The Galician independence protesters ( polite enough, only blocked traffic for a little while on several occasions, but goes against my inclination to stay out of other people's protests). I doubt this happens frequently. The COVID restrictions !!!! Couldn't go in the Cathedral except if you were lucky enough to wait in excess of 3 hours for Mass, or in the very long line to see the crypt, and that was in one door, down the stairs, see, move along, leave the church again. Never got into the museum for a ticket to see the Portico. No tower/ rooftop tour ( did I mention the king was coming? the museum was closed half of Saturday, and all of Sunday). Those made the crowds much worse. If you're not a fan of the type and thickness of crowds at Chinese tourist sites, then you wouldn't have liked COVID-era restrictions in Santiago. I'm sure it's much better now - remember, we went in 2021. I would highly recommend planning to arrive on the Feast Day (actually, the day before). But even with fewer COVID restrictions, expect crowds. And, again, if a high political figure is attending a Mass, expect it to be closed to the public. Buen Camino! [/QUOTE]
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