Just outside the city lies Monte do Gozo, the place where pilgrims could first catch a glimpse of their final destination, the spires of the Cathedral. Needless to stay, the views of the city from up here are remarkable, and the significance of the hill makes it an important visit in Santiago.

This noble Baroque building dates from the second half of the 17th century. The facade has a large doorway framed between two Tuscan Order pilasters of fluted shaft and sober entablature. Both the entrance and the coats of arms are carved in pink marbled stone. The different spaces and chambers are organized around a main courtyard with upper gallery; at ground level we find a first body of arches resting on Tuscan marble columns, the upper level is a gallery of rectangular balconies. There is also an additional yard, simpler, with a gallery of arches at ground level on one side and on the upper level of the other side a landscape-observation gallery crowned by cubical body battlements with pyramidal tops. The structure's load-bearing walls are made of rammed earth and slab with fully treated and restored wooden beams for its floors and ceilings.

The eclectic Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum complements the Prado and the Reina Sofia with works such as 17th-century Dutch paintings, impressionism, Russian constructivism, and pop art, amongst other styles.

Enjoy a tranquil 2-hour walk among the eucalyptus trees on the banks of the Guadelete river. Apart from the natural sights, you'll come across two old mills from the 16th century: Molino Huerta Larga and Molino Zara.