On Easter Sunday five years ago, Pierce Todd Withers attended the holiest of Christian celebratory masses at the famed Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. For the faithful, the ...

Santiago de Compostela's signature dessert, the "tarta de Santiago," is a delicious almond cake showcased in pastry shop windows throughout the city. On the outskirts of Santiago de Compostela, ...

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain.Xurxo Lobato—Getty Images For more than 1,000 years, Catholics have made the pilgrimage to this holy city in ...

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — While some Barcelona residents sought to repel a tsunami of tourists with plastic water pistols, a neighborhood association in Santiago de Compostela opted for a ...

I'm writing this today in Santiago de Compostela, in the northwest corner of Spain. I have a three-part agenda: see pilgrims reach their goal in front of the cathedral, explore the market, and buy ...

Many a foot-weary pilgrim must feel relief when hobbling into Santiago de Compostela. And not just because they have reached the end of a lengthy trek, but because this good- looking city of Baroque ...