Bilbao - Cathedral

(Local Name: Catedral de Santiago) Southwest of the Museum in Plaza de Santiago, in the center of the old town, is the Catedral de Santiago, built in the early 14th century on one of the pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela. The original building was badly damaged by fire in 1571 and was then rebuilt in its present form, with a Renaissance porch on the south side and a Gothic cloister. The Neo-Gothic facade and tower date from the 19th century.