A few steps from Plaza del Obradoiro in the center of Santiago de Compostela awaits the cosy Hotel Altaïr. Its style—inspired by the Japanese "Wabi-Sabi" aesthetic philosophy—suffuses every space with a sense of peace and harmony: a balance between the fresh and simple (wabi) and the beauty of time’s passing (sabi). The furniture follows a line that blends modernity with simplicity, mingling with the most characteristic stone and oak wood of Galicia. A delightful blend of natural light and orange tones lends a warm, cosy air to the rooms—with a hint of the very essence of the land. This pleasant feeling spreads all of the way to to the bar—open only to hotel guests—with its warm, friendly ambience. A perfect symbiosis of the new and the traditional has been kept alive by the Liñares Bar family (hoteliers for over 30 years) ever since the hotel was first established by transforming a former 19th-century mansion into the warm and intimate

boutique hotel it is today. The friendly service and highly personalised treatment offered to each client underscore the unique definition of quality that this family strives for by combining tasteful decor and attention to detail, eschewing uniformity, and settling for nothing less than the extraordinary.