Cathedral Museum

My summary to the tripple combo ticket: El Portico: super disappointed, was honestly not worth it at all. You had to scan a QR code from the leaflet and then listen to the audio by yourself while standing in front of the monument. I was not told to bring my headphones, but we weren‘t allowed to play it out loud. So it has been completely trash! NO PICTURES ALLOWED Museo: quite boring except the „panteon real de compostela“. NO PICTURES ALLOWED. But nobody knew that until you are being yelled at by the workers. The rooftop: amazing experience and guide. But big minus point is that the guides are ONLY IN SPANISH. Unbelievable when you know how many international tourists come ti this city. Still enjoyable view and finally were allowed to take pictures for the memories. Overall, I was quite disappointed and expected more for the price. I recommend the duo ticket „museo + cubertas“. The portico seriously is not worth it! Advise: get the tickets before 12pm or on the day in advance because otherwise - as on the picture i posted - the tickets are sold out.

Wonderful Cathedral! Breathtaking of centuries of history and culture! If you are a pilgrim and buy combined tickets (rooftop, museum and poetic of glory) you'll pay 19 euros. Allow a full day to embrace this experience.

A very rich an well organised museum. The exhibition is very well done, with an impressive collection of religious cultural goods. Keep some time to visit it.

My combination ticket to the Cathedral included entrance into this Cathedral Museum. There are many well preserved pieces of interesting religious art from as early as the 12th century. Some descriptions in English but most in Galician and Spanish. Loved seeing the Goya tapestries, myself being the sole person in the room with them. Barren cloister and balcony overlooking Praza do Obradoiro. The museum was not at all crowded, only when a few large tour groups passed by. The toilets are accessed through the cloister.

The Museo da Catedral is a beautiful space with some impressive pieces, especially if you’re into religious art and architecture. The building itself is worth seeing, with great views over the square from the upper levels. That said, there’s very little explanation about what you’re looking at—no signs or context for most of the exhibits—so it can feel a bit underwhelming if you’re not already familiar with the history. It’s included in the combined ticket with San Martín Pinario, which makes it worth a quick visit, but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it.

Tour to the Torre da Carraca and catedral rooftop is absolutely breathtaking and exhilarating, experience of a lifetime. It is unimaginable that I am actually standing on the slanting roof of the catedral, which is actually very safe. I had climbed so many church towers in Spain and Portual but nothing is like this to be on the open roof. Besides the price at €10 (including the museo) is very economical (I don’t want to use the word cheap). It’s a guided tour in Spanish, but I managed to grasp some explanations with my poor Spanish.

Staff rude and not slightly helpful. All exhibitions in Spanish only with no translations. Roof top tour only in Spanish and guide refuses to say anything in English - even though I knew she did (sold me tickets6 not even a safety message in English which is a concern. View from rooftop only saving grace

It's well worth to visit the Museum to learn more about the history of the Cathedral of Santiago & you get access to parts which are not open to public like the terrace looking down on Obradoiro Square. The Museum was actually opened in 1930. You can access the Cathedral cloister, in which canons continue to be buried, parts of the original Archbishop’s palace and a balcony on the third floor overlooking Praza do Obradoiro and nearby buildings. The museum is also home to a large tapestry collection and a display of vestments. Valuable church artefacts can be seen in the Treasury. I also did the rooftop Guided Tour which ends up climbing to the top of the north tower of the Cathedral - Torre da Carraca. This was excellent as you learn about its history, the recent restoration and get a feel for how it sits in relation to the townscape as a whole with commanding views of the Old Town and further afield.