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Scaffolds to go back around the Portico del Gloria

sillydoll

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el correogallego.es/ reports that now that the Pope has been and gone the scaffolding will be re-erected around the Portico and renovations will resume.
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
Thanks for the reference to the article, Sil. It looks like the scaffolding will be there for a while.

One thing that the article didn't mention was whether there was going to be an opportunity for visitors to go up to see the portico up close. I was able to do that in May and it was unbelievable. Tickets were available in the lower level entrance of the cathedral (where the reconstruction of the maestro's choir stalls are) -- free, but very limited. I went there as soon as I arrived in Santiago and was lucky that they had one space free for that very afternoon. Some of the people in my group told me that they had ordered their tickets months earlier, so I don't know if there's an online option or what. In any event, if you're there and have the opportunity, it's a once in a lifetime chance and just an incredible experience to be 4 feet from those sculptures.
 
Last year I went to book tickets for the excellent Portico of Gloria Tour. A stroke of luck was that I booked the first tickets for the tour and was offered one in English. Whatever language, go for it if you have the opportunity.

Andy
 
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

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