The organization of ECIR-05 has planned two social events for Sunday 20th, 2005:

• Visit to the 13th century stone choir stalls in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. The stalls were constructed under the supervision of 'Maestro Mateo' and completed in about the year 1200. Four hundred years later the stalls were demolished and replaced with a wooden version when liturgical changes demanded new seating arrangements. Fragments of the decorative stonework were then re-cycled, dumped, buried and dispersed and largely forgotten until 1900 when excavations began in the cathedral. New discoveries enabled small sections of the choir to be reconstructed in the 1960s and 1970s. The major group of stonework was then recovered in 1978. By 1999 the process of consolidation and restoration of 17 'seats' was complete, new pieces in the possession of the cathedral combining with the old to 're-create' the original. The results of this restoration will be visited.
  Thanks to the generosity of "Fundacion Pedro Barrie de la Maza", this visit can be offered for free to the ecir participants and accompanying persons. Nevertheless, we need to ensure that a minimum number of persons attend the visit. Otherwise, this visit cannot run. So, if you are able to attend this visit please, send an email to ecir05@usc.es. Numbers will dictate.
  
  Details of this visit:
  Date & Time: Sunday 20th, 2005. 12.30 h.
  Meeting Point: Plaza del Obradoiro (Main square in the old city). (see this map).
  Cost: 0 euros.
  


• Guided tour to the university heritage.The University of Santiago de Compostela was first opened in 1495. After the Church, the University is the most important property owner in the city´s historical centre. Gothic buildings, cloisters, historical libraries, etc. will be visited. Detailed information on this document. The cost of this visit for ECIR participants and accompanying persons is 5 euros. Again, numbers will dictate. If you are interested in this visit, send an email to: ecir05@usc.es
  
  Details of this visit:
  Date & Time: Sunday 20th, 2005. 17.00h
  Meeting Point: Plaza del Obradoiro (Main square in the old city). (see this map).
  Cost: 5 euros per person (to be paid to the touristic guide after the tour).