Cathedral Museum — Attraction in Santiago de Compostela

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...

As some English speakers have already pointed out, the English translation is lacking, especially for the ground floor exhibits which had none. I had to use Google Translate which was a rather awful experience. Quite disappointed at the exclusion. I don't understand why no audio guide device was handed out - I saw a group tour who were wearing some devices, but this was not offered to me. I was only offered a human English guide who is available only next day (and I would already have left the city). If Lugo Cathedral can have audio devices, surely Santiago can have it. The staff manning the tapestry exit into the Cathedral sanctuary was also curt when I was asking whether I could enter that way (not knowing where it leads to) as I saw the tour group enter that way. A brief explanation would have helped instead of a monosyllabic 'nope' which makes me feel treated like a kid. Please make the museum more friendly for English...

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...