Visiting Santiago de Compostela.
Our voyage brought us first to A Coruña, a vibrant coastal city in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia. Known for its Atlantic charm, maritime heritage, and Roman lighthouse — the Tower of Hercules — A Coruña offers a picturesque gateway to one of Spain’s most spiritually and culturally significant destinations: Santiago de Compostela.
From A Coruña, we continued inland by bus, crossing lush Galician countryside marked by stone villages, eucalyptus groves, and soft morning mist. It’s a landscape that has welcomed pilgrims for centuries — and arriving in Santiago de Compostela, even as a modern traveler, carries a certain weight. This city is more than a place; it is a destination of meaning.