Photos: N O E L | F E A N S, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 D.Rovchak, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos: N O E L | F E A N S, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 D.Rovchak, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
The triple spiral staircase of a former convent
Your local guide
Iago Rey
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Highlights
- Three spirals in a single staircase
- Rural Galician life, on display
- A former convent turned museum
- Engineering rare enough to stand alone
- Objects from before industry arrived
About this tour
This session moves through the Museo do Pobo Galego, focused on its triple spiral staircase and the rural life displays housed in a former convent. You see three separate spirals rising through one shaft and objects that trace Galician life before industry changed it. Iago explains why the staircase is considered a rare piece of engineering in its own right.
The walk starts at the staircase, letting the camera look straight up before moving through the galleries at a steady pace. Iago answers questions about both the architecture and the rural objects on display as they come up.
This suits anyone interested in architecture as much as folk history. It also works well paired with Iago's Fonseca session for two very different sides of Santiago's institutions.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Santiago de Compostela before heading out.
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Triple spiral staircase 21 min
The camera looks up through a staircase with three separate spirals rising through the same shaft, built inside a former convent and rare enough to have no close match nearby.
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Rural life galleries 21 min
Inside, displays of tools, costumes and boats show rural Galician life before industry changed it. I explain how the museum's building shapes the way these objects are displayed.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Santiago de Compostela: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Pimientos de Padrón and Zona Nova, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Madrid time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Santiago de Compostela, showing you Triple spiral staircase and Rural life galleries live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the museum and courtyard live with my phone.
Times shown in Madrid time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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