Commentary The Camino de Santiago, also known as the Way of St. James, has been a Christian pilgrimage trail for more than 1,000 years. At the end of the journey in northwestern Spain is the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, where the remains of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ,…
Rick Steves’ Europe: The Camino de Santiago: A Medieval Pilgrimage in Modern Times
For over a thousand years, the cathedral towering over the main square of Santiago de Compostela in the far northwest corner of Spain has been the ritualistic last stop for pilgrims who’ve hiked here from churches in Paris and all over Europe. And for a thousand years, pilgrims — standing before this towering cathedral —…
Santiago de Compostela: Is This Spain’s Most Appealing City?
The man walking across the Plaza de Obradoiro is dressed in an outfit quite unlike anything else my wife and I have ever seen before. His broad-brimmed felt hat, which is turned up at the front, is decorated with a bright scallop shell. He is holding onto an eight-foot-long stave. The stave also has a…
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