The Xunta de Galicia announces the 2019 Camino de Santiago Awards 🗓

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The Chair of the Camino de Santiago grants its research award to an unpublished work on pilgrimage in Italy

The Chair of the Camino de Santiago and Pilgrimages, which is promoted by the Department of Culture and Tourism conjoinedly with the University of Santiago de Compostela and the Cathedral, delivered its research award today to the Italian professor Antonella Palumbo, for her unpublished work on pilgrimage throughout Italy at the International Pilgrim Welcome Centre … Read more

The Way of St. James receives the Aquí Europa-Vocento Award in Brussels

The Way of St. James continues to expand its list of international awards, today adding the Aquí Europa-Vocento Award to its collection. In Brussels the Jacobean route received this new distinction, in the category of cultural initiatives, for its important contribution to the image of Europe in the world. The award ceremony, held at the … Read more

IV Short Story Contest on The Camino de Santiago

BASES: 1.-  Any person over 16 and of any nationality can participate in the contest. The works will be submitted in Castilian Spanish, they must be original and may not have received awards in other contests. The maximum extension of each story will consist of 3 DINA4 sheets and must be sent in triplicate. The … Read more

V APECSA International Award for Disseminattion of the Camino de Santiago

Edition: Jeannine Warcollier The Asociación de Periodistas y Estudiosos del Camino de Santiago (APECSA) (Association of Journalists and Students of the Camino de Santiago), composed of communication professionals, writers and historians, depending on its foundational objective, consisting of the dissemination and diffusion of the Camino de Santiago, through the professional activity of its members, convenes … Read more

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