Santiago de Compostela

A variety of gourmet cheeses on display in the Mercado de Abastos in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Many are marked with a scallop shell, an iconic symbol of pilgrimage. The city is the terminus of the Way of St. James, the ancient Catholic pilgrimage to the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

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A variety of gourmet cheeses on display in the Mercado de Abastos in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Many are marked with a scallop shell, an iconic symbol of pilgrimage. The city is the terminus of the Way of St. James, the ancient Catholic pilgrimage to the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.