Every year thousands of pilgrims visit the tomb of the Apostle Santiago in the crypt of the Cathedral of Santiago. It is the symbolic and spiritual goal…
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What is the origin of the Compostela?
As you probably already know, the compostela is the certificate that is given to the pilgrim, if he so wishes, at the end of his Camino de…
Alfonso II, the first pilgrim
The first pilgrim who completed the Camino de Santiago, of which there is evidence, is none other than King Alfonso II of Asturias, nicknamed “el Casto”, who…
The Camino de Santiago can be done on foot, on horseback, by sailing and by bicycle, however, the distance you will have to travel will be different…
Puente la Reina is the Navarrese town where the two main branches of the Camino de Santiago meet: the one coming from Roncesvalles (Navarra) and the one…
7 Reasons to do the Camino de Santiago
More and more people decide to walk the Camino de Santiago and each one of them has a different motivation. If you still haven’t found a reason…
The miracle os the rooster and hen
Surely, if you have been interested in the French Way and its stages, you have heard the phrase “Santo Domingo de la Calzada, where the hen sang after being…
Holy Year
When is the next Jacobean Holy Year? It has been the blessed Covid that did not allow us to enjoy the last Holy Year, that of 2021. But as The…
The scallop shell
The most representative symbol of El Camino de Santiago Yes, we are certainly talking about the shell of the scallop. Who has not seen one hanging on a…
La Compostela
When you complete the Camino and you can certify that it has been so, you can issue a document that proves it. The vast majority call it…
