ROOFS AND RATCHET TOWER
No refunds or exchanges allowed.
Please see our purchase policy.
Information about tours and care in the purchasing process: 981 55 29 85 – atencionvisitante@catedraldesantiago.es – www.museocatedraldesantiago.gal
Included
Guided tour of the stony roofs of the cathedral and the Ratchet Tower.
– Visit in which 140-steps through the interior stairs of the tower, the stepped roofs of the Cathedral are toured, and the visit ends by climbing the Ratchet Tower, located approximately 72 meters high, from which you get an incomparable panoramic view of the city.
Approximate duration: 60 minutes.
Also includes:
– Free visit to the Cathedral Museum- Permanent Collection.
– Free visit to the Gelmirez Palace and temporary exhibitions.
– Free visit to the Crypt of the Portico of Glory.
– Free visit to the MuSar-Museum Colexiata de Sar.
– Free visit to the Diocesan Museum.
Timetable
Monday to Sunday, from 10:00h to 20:00h
Ticket office and Museum access closes 30 minutes before.
Closing days
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- January 1st
- January 6th
- July 25th
- December 24th: Last access at 14:00h.
- December 25th
- December 31st: Last access at 14:00h.
There may also be additional closures of spaces, motivated by religious celebrations and institutional events.
Important
The guided tour of the Roof and Ratchet Tower will take place at the time indicated on the ticket.
You must be at the access point at least 15 minutes before the visit.
The visit to the Museum – Permanent Collection, Crypt of the Portico of Glory, Gelmírez Palace and MuSar can be made, in their respective opening hours, on the same day or in the seven days following the date marked on the ticket.
It is not possible to access the Roofs with a wheelchair.
If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact through atencionvisitante@catedraldesantiago.es o 981 55 29 85.
In general, the tours are guided in Spanish. Other options are available at atencionvisitante@catedraldesantiago.es
– Animals are not allowed, with the exception of guide dogs.
– Bags, rucksacks, umbrellas and pilgrim’s walking sticks are not allowed.
Access point to the Roofs:
Visitor reception area of the Gelmírez Palace (Obradoiro Square).
Prices
General rate: 15€
– Visitors who cannot benefit from the reduced or free rate.
Reduced rate: 12€
– Members of large families with proof of a family record book
– Unemployed
– Students
– Accredited pilgrims
– Disabled people
– People over 65 years old
-Children under 12 years old
Free access: 0€
– Priests, religious brothers and sisters
– ICOM members
– Amigos de la Catedral
*Entitlement to reduced or free admission must be duly accredited at the entrance to the Museum.
Would you like a visit for an educational group?
For visits to educational centers and cultural institutions, please contact deac@catedraldesantiago.es
Portico of Gloria flyer
Museo Catedral flyer
Portico of Glory and Maestro Mateo’s applications
Find out more:
Museum visiting guide book: 5 €
How to get there
Address: Plaza del Obradoiro, under the steps of the façade.
*The phones displayed on Google Maps may not match the official ticketing phone for the ticket sale of this area.