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Cathedral’s Decks and Carraca’s Tower
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ACCESS TO THE DECKS – CARRACA’S TOWER

Tour:

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Check-in in Gelmírez’s Palace

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Sala de Armas

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Gallery of Maximilian of Austria

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Hall of Ceremonies

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Maestro Mateo’s Space

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Decks

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Carraca’s Tower

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Kitchen

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Manrique’s Room

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Courtyard

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Exit through Gelmírez’s Palace

OPEN HOURS

    • From Monday to Sunday: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
    • Box office and admission to the Museum close 30 minutes earlier

Dates closed

    • 1 January
    • 6 January
    • 25 July
    • 24 December from 2:00 PM
    • 25 December
    • 31 December from 2:00 PM

In addition, there may be additional closings due to the holding of official acts and celebrations.

Important information:

    • Check-in and access: Gelmírez’s Palace (Obradoiro). You must arrive 15 minutes before the time of the visit.
    • Guided visits are in Spanish. You can check other options: deac@catedraldesantiago.es

Information about Carraca’s Tower

Panoramic views

Approximate duration of the visit

    • Decks (guided visit) + Carraca’s Tower and Gerlmírez’s Palace: 60 minutes.
    • Museum – Permanent collection: 60 minutes

Additional information:

    • If you have purchased a complete visit ticket to the Cathedral’s Museum (Roofs+ Carraca’s Tower + Gelmírez’s Palace + Museum- Permanent collections and temporary exhibitions) you can visit the Permanent collection and Gelmírez’s Palace at any time of the day during open hours of the same or the next day, regardless of the time you have reserved for the visit to the Decks and Carraca’s Tower . The time of access to the Decks and Carraca’s Tower marked on the entrance ticket is approximate and could suffer certain variations depending on its capacity.
    • This visit is not recommended for minors of 10 years old. Children should be accompanied by their parents or tutors, who will be responsible for their acts at all times. Beware visitors of old age and health issues that this is a visit through the interior stairs of the tower which include 140 steps, walking through stepped decks and a lookout of more than 50 meters high.
    • Any doubts regarding accessibility or any other recommendations, must contact (deac@catedraldesantiago.es) before purchasing the tickets. The Decks and Carraca’s Tower are not wheelchair accessible.
    • Access with animals is not allowed, except for guide dogs.
    • Access with bags, backpacks, suitcases, umbrellas and pilgrim’s staffs to the interior of Portico of the Glory, Gelmírez’s Palace and Permanent collection will be denied.
    • If you have a ticket to the Cathedral’s Museum or to the Carraca’s Tower, the visit to the Museum of Santa María La Real de Sar is free, presenting this ticket.

PRICES

Individual Admission (Decks + Carraca’s Tower)

    Please note the Museum’s opening and closing times. The selected visit time corresponds to the access to the Decks (capacity limited to 20 people at a time and guided visit). The Permanent collection of the Museum can be visited before or after the Decks throughout the daily open hours (average duration: 60 minutes). If you visit the Decks during the last hours, the Permanent Collections will have to be visited before the Decks or the next day.
    Basic admission: 12 €

      • Visitors that cannot benefit from the reduced or free admission.

    Reduced admision: 10 €

      • Individual members of large families with accreditation by the Official Family Book.
      • Persons in legal situation of unemployment that accredit this circumstance by means of Employment Demand Card or equivalent document issued by the competent organisation.
      • Students
      • Accredited Pilgrims
      • Persons over 65 years of age
      • Under 12 years old (Accompanied by their parents or tutors)

    Free Admission: 0 €

      • Priests, religious men and women
      • ICOM members
      • Cathedral’s Friends

    Combined Admission Portico+Tower+Decks+Museum: 20 €

      • For each visitor, 2 tickets of the Decks-Tower-Portico-Museum rate (10 € each) must be added to the shopping cart, 1 for the Portico of the Glory and another for the Carraca’s Tower, choosing timetables where at least 1 hour and a half elapses between one visit and another and that are on the same day.
      • Help manual to purchase the combined visit of Portico + Decks + Carraca’s Tower.

    Reduced Combined Admission Portico+Tower+Decks+Museum: 16 €

      • For each visitor, 2 tickets for the Decks/Tower + Pórtico reduced rate (8 € each) must be added to the shopping cart, 1 for the Portico of the Glory and another for the Carraca’s Tower, choosing timetables where at least 1 hour and a half elapses between one visit and another and that are on the same day.

    INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS: 
    deac@catedraldesantiago.es

    How to get there

    Address: Praza do Obradoiro, s/n, 15704 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña.

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