Santiago de Compostela

British  

/ de kɔmpɔsˈtela /

noun

1. Latin name: Campus Stellae. a city in NW Spain: place of pilgrimage since the 9th century and the most visited (after Jerusalem and Rome) in the Middle Ages; cathedral built over the tomb of the apostle St James. Pop: 92 339 (2003 est)

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Santiago de Compostela

The shell was also a widely recognized symbol associated with pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Then, at the end of May, after 26 days and 500 miles of walking, I reached Santiago de Compostela.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

A derailment near Santiago de Compostela in 2013 that killed 80 people was not part of the AVE network, although that train was travelling at high speed.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

The crash late on Sunday is Spain's deadliest train accident since 2013, when 80 people died after a train veered off a curved section of track outside the northwestern city of Santiago de Compostela.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

In leisurely fashion he strolled through southern Spain and Portugal, presently reaching Santiago de Compostela.

From The Whirligig of Time by Wayland Wells Williams