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City Guide - Santiago de Compostela - Further Distractions | ||
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Further Distractions Centro Galego de Arte Contemparánea (Galician Centre of Contemporary Art) This dramatic new modern art gallery just outside the Porta do Camino, was designed by the Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. It stands next to the Museo do Pobo Galego but shows a very different aspect of Galician life, with its permanent collection of modern Galician art. There is also space for a wide variety of temporary exhibitions from installations by Rebecca Horn to sculptures by Francisco Leiro. Rúa/Valle Inclán s/n 15704 Santiago de Compostela Tel: (981) 546 629/19 Fax: (981) 546 625 E-mail: cgac@mail.xunta.es Website: www.cgac.org Transport: Buses - c/ Porta do Camiño: 6, 11or 9; c/ Virxe da Cerca: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10 or 11; c/ San Roque: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9 or 10 Opening hours: Tues-Sun 1100-2000. Admission: Free Museo do Pobo Galego (Museum of the Galician People) Housed in a fourteenth-century convent, the museum is devoted to the history of the Galician people from their Celtic origins onwards. There are extensive archaeological and ethnographic displays, exhibits of traditional architecture, and models and displays showing local trades and crafts. The convent's beautiful Gothic chapel also contains the Pantheon of Famous Galicians. Convento de San Domingos de Bonaval. Rúa de Valle Inclán 3. Tel: (981) 583 620. Fax: (981) 554 840. E-mail: museodopobo@interbook.net Website: www.museodopobo.es Transport: Buses - c/ Porta do Camiño: 6, 11 or 9; c/ Virxe da Cerca: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10 or 11; c/ San Roque: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9 or 10. Opening hours: Mon-Sat 1000-1400 and 1600-2000, Sun and public holidays 1100-1400. Admission: Free. Museo das Pereginacións (Pilgrimage Museum) Small but fascinating museum dedicated to the thousand years' history of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Rúa de San Miguel 4. Tel: (981) 581 558. Fax: (981) 591 955. Transport: bus 10 or 2 to Basquinos, then a short walk. Opening hours: Tues-Fri 1000-2000, Sat 1030-1330 and 1700-2000, Sun 1030-1330. Admission: Pta 400 Museo Eugenio Granell An exciting gallery dedicated to modern art, housed in an eighteenth-century manor house. Works in the permanent collection include such illustrious names as Picasso, Miró, Bretón and Duchamp. Pazo de Bendaña, Praza do Toural. Tel: (981) 576 394. Fax: 981 564 069. E-mail: info@fundaciongranell.org Website: www.fundaciongranell.org Transport: Any bus to the edge of the old city, and then walk. Opening hours: Mon-Sat 1100-2100, Sun 1100-1400, Thurs closed. Admission: Pta300; free on Sun. Parque Alameda This area of parkland between the Old Quarter and the University is laid out with Galician oak trees and gardens. Perfect for strolling through, it also gives one of the best views of the city from the Ferradura promenade. The Carballeira (oak wood) overlies a Celtic hill fort, and contains a chapel to Santiago de Compostela's other patron saint, Santa Susanna. Transport: 100m walk from Praza do Obradoiro; or bus 10 to Praza de Galicia and then a short walk. Opening hours: Daily 24 hours. |