This is unfortunate: The link provided in post #2 about mass at the Cathedral of Santiago is out of date and has been out of date for several years. The renovation works that are mentioned in this link have been finished a long time ago.
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If the King or the head of the Galician parliament attends, that Mass will usually*not* be open to the Pilgrim public. Ask me how I know...;/
Check the Cathedral website for up-to-date Mass schedules, not any other.
The mass is at noon every day in the cathedral - just make sure you arrive in plenty of time to get in...as in at least an hour before. The queue is enormous and snakes up and down the stairs and around the square - at least it did in June.
The King is not attending the ceremony this year. The President of the Galician parliament has been appointed as the King's representative at the event...
Is it true there are no masses in the cathedral itself, or did I misunderstand the info in that link? Also, the cathedral website doesn't mention alternate locations and it has more pilgrim masses listed...
I plan to arrive in Santiago on Saturday morning (20 July), having walked from Porto on the Portuguese coastal route, and plan to stay in Santiago until early Monday morning (22 July). Whilst in Santiago I would like to attend a pilgrim’s mass...
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