The itinerant exhibition When all the roads lead to Galicia commemorates the 25th anniversary of the inclusion of the French Way in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism, it will be exhibited in Sarria after passing through the Portomarín and Lugo. It is a photographic exhibition which … Read more
Given the imminent commencement of works inside the Cathedral of Santiago, which, due to its scope and magnitude, will make it impossible to continue normal activity in the main altar, naves and chapels of the basilica, from Monday 28 January, services will be moved to other churches in the city. In particular, the daily pilgrim … Read more
The itinerant exhibition When all the roads lead to Galicia commemorates the 25th anniversary of the inclusion of the French Way in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism, it will be exhibited in the city of Lugo after passing through the city of Lucena in Portomarín. It … Read more
With the intention of reinforcing the historical role of France in the pilgrimage to Compostela, the Department of Culture and Tourism participated in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the last meeting of the General Assembly of the French Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago, an entity in which more than 40 Jacobean collectives from … Read more
On 10 November 2016, while opening up a wall in the chamber located in the lower part of the cathedral bell tower in order to remove the image by Master Mateo buried in the same area and discovered a few days earlier, when the perpend stones that made up the wall were removed, a fragment … Read more
The German professor was a leading researcher and promoter of the Jacobean route and as a result he was awarded the Medal of Galicia and the Gold Medal of Santiago de Compostela Dr. Robert Georg Plötz was born in Nürnberg on 18 July 1942. He studied German Studies, History, Philosophy, Ethnology and Sports Studies at … Read more