This concert is organized by the Galician Federation of Concert Bands in order to encourage and stimulate the musical activity, as a fundamental part of part of our cultural heritage, as well as to bring to the citizens and the visitors of Compostela the work done by ensembles from all over the Galician geography. Upcoming … Read more
The regional minister of Culture and Tourism, Román Rodríguez, presided over the installation of a Way of Saint James milestone in Esplanade du Moustoir, Lorient, France. The minister, accompanied by the mayor of Lorient, Norbert Metairie, installed this symbolic milestone, 1,979 kilometres from the Cathedral of Santiago, the end point of the pilgrimage to Santiago … Read more
The 3D exhibition From Sea to Sea. The Way of St James in 3D is a 3-dimensional photography show featuring spectacular large pieces produced using a stereographic technique. The exhibition presents images of the pilgrimage routes, heritage sites, landscapes and pilgrims on the English Route, Fisterra–Muxía Route, Portuguese Route and Portuguese Coastal Route. The title … Read more
The President of the Galician Government, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, called today for the involvement of society as a whole to ensure that Xacobeo 2021 increases Galicia’s Gross Domestic Product by 0.9% and creates 11,500 full-time jobs in the next four years, from today until 2022, the last exercise that will be directly influenced by the … Read more
The Via Iacobitana Exhibition is a new expression of contemporary creativity linked to the Jacobean culture. Several Galician photographers became temporary pilgrims and travelled the Ways of Santiago, and with their particular way of seeing things, display the personal sensations which the route chosen suggested to them. The vision of the surrounding countryside, always changing … Read more
For today’s pilgrim, the experience of the Way of Saint James is unique and incomparable. It evokes the medieval pilgrimage to Compostela in intimate contact with nature and a timeless past. The traveler retraces a spiritual itinerary marked by the footfalls of centuries of sojourners. This emotional charge, the legacy of a rich culture and … Read more