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This newfound accessibility is one of the reasons why the number of people making their way to Santiago de Compostela increases with each passing year. While it’s true that most people go to this city for religious and spiritual reasons, many do so because of the cultural aspects of the ...
Camino experience with Walks in Spain We were a group of 12 from Singapore and Australia who went on the Camino pilgrimage from Saria to Compostela de Santiago in October 2023. Everything was arranged perfectly by Walks in Spain. Our contact was Paul. But we never got to meet him pe...
During the Renaissance, theUniversity of Santiago de Compostelawas formed, occupying the former Pilgrim’s Hospital next to the cathedral itself (the University of Santiago is still going strong, but has expanded far beyond the Renaissance location). The modern cathedral underwent major additions and ...
Author, John Seegers and Another Camino Story: Learning to walk my own Camino through life on 500 miles to Santiago de Compostela, a self-published memoir of a 500-mile walk of the Camino de Santiago through northern Spain. A memoir about walking throu
The Camino has been a pilgrimage route since the 9th century, when the remains of the martyred Saint James were reputedly carried from Jerusalem and buried in today’s Santiago de Compostela, the capital of Galicia in northwestern Spain. ...
*9,077 steps, or 3.85 miles: Santiago de Compostela* You can find everything I’ve written so far on the Camino de Santiago here: Camino de Santiago 2018 *** On Sundays, I post about hikes or walks that I have taken in my travels; I may also post on other unrelated subjects. ...
But every pilgrimage is different. A a spiritual seeker’s wisdom is always deepening. Even if it’s the same path, it’s a different me, a wiser heart, a more clear spirit who walks. In 2019, however, it won’t at all be the same physical path. More on that in a future post!
A few photos of the walks so far: Beginning of second day. Feeling good in the morning sun…..before the ascent. Top of the hill second day: Rochegude (two photo bombers included). Day 3: First view down at Monistrol d’Allier
Twice, we have stayed at Monto do Gozo, where we were allowed three days. But in 2015, it had been turned into a homeless shelter. We never saw homelessness in Santiago de Compostela, but friends showed us their favorite Albergue Acuario on the way into town and near the bus station an...