The Carlos V European Prize recognised today the work of the European Cultural Routes, including The Way of Saint James, in promoting values such as cultural diversity, respect for identities, intercultural dialogue and the exchange and knowledge of countries and history. The award was presented at a ceremony held at the Royal Monastery of Yuste … Read more
The International Pilgrim Welcome Centre, which used to be a nursing home on Rúa das Carretas and was designed by local architect Jesús López de Rego, now has an enormous new space in which pilgrims, arriving in the capital of Galicia to collect the Compostela (accreditation of the pilgrimage to the Tomb of St. James), … Read more
The Xunta de Galicia has just convened the new edition of the 2019 Camino de Santiago Awards, as published today in the Diario Oficial de Galicia (DOG) journal, which recognises progress and commitment in the Jacobean field of various groups at both national and international level, including public and private actions designed to conserve and … Read more
The Regional Minister for Culture and Tourism, Román Rodríguez, today presided over the placing of a milestone on the Camino de Santiago in the European Parliament. The regional leader, accompanied by the vice-president of the European institution, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, discovered this symbolic milestone in the access of visitors to the European Parliament. Throughout the … Read more
The Portuguese Conselho de Ministros after it had approved the Decree Law which regulates the enhancement and promotion of the Camino de Santiago, through the certification of its itineraries and the creation of a national coordination body for the Jacobean Route. The Galician Government, through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, has been collaborating since … Read more
The Xunta de Galicia signed a collaboration agreement with the Institute of Fine Arts (IFA) for the organisation, in 2020, of an international symposium on the Camino of Santiago which will take place in the city of New York. The symposium, which will be coordinated by two scholars of the stature of Robert A. Maxwell … Read more