Galicia https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:54:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 /wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-favicon-xacobeo2027-32x32.png Galicia https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal 32 32 Exhibition: Galicia: a story in the world 🗓 🗺 https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-galicia-a-story-in-the-world/ https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-galicia-a-story-in-the-world/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:54:59 +0000 http://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/?p=10763 Read more]]> Galicia, un relato no mundo [Galicia: a story in the world] explores the interaction between the historical land of Galicia and the rest of the world, in a tale that takes us from the Prehistoric Age to the present. It has been conceived as the first of three major exhibitions organised by the Regional Government of Galicia to celebrate the Jacobean Year of 2021, focusing on Galicia’s international relations and its presence in the world.

For the first time ever, outstanding pieces of high symbolic value for the history and culture of our country will be arriving in Galicia for the exhibition. They are currently in prestigious museum collections around the world, such as the Parker Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, the Vatican Apostolic Library, the Library of Arezzo in Italy, and the National Museum of Archaeology in Portugal.

These first-time opportunities include the Lebor Gabála Érenn (Book of Invasions), part of the Book of Leinster, which tells the story of the invasions of Ireland by different peoples, and includes the first known mention of the legendary character Breogán. It will be the first time that this essential work of mediaeval Irish literature has left its country. Also making its first trip to Galicia will be the Sawley Map, considered one of the first European encyclopaedic maps of the world, dating from the period of the Portico of Glory (12th century). It represents the Cathedral of Santiago as the most important building in Europe, among many others of enormous relevance.

Dates: from November 15, 2019 to April 12, 2020

Venue: Museo Centro Gaiás. Cidade da Cultura. Santiago de Compostela

Organizer: Xunta de Galicia and Fundación Cidade da Cultura | Programación del Xacobeo 2021

Colaborator: Consello da Cultura Galega | Secretaría Xeral da Emigración

Sponsor: Estrella Galicia | Gadisa.

]]> https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-galicia-a-story-in-the-world/feed/ 0 Galicia Rail Pass. All by train https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/galicia-rail-pass-all-by-train/ https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/galicia-rail-pass-all-by-train/#respond Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:57:17 +0000 http://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/?p=9747 Read more]]> Tourism of Galicia and RENFE offer the opportunity to discover new landscapes, wandering the Galician towns and cities.

The GALICIA RAIL PASS lets you use regional, conventional middle-distance, long distance and Avant trains on the RENFE network in Galicia as often as you like during 3 days. Throughout the year you can do it on weekends (Friday to Sunday), bank and ordinary holidays; and in the summer season (between June 1 and September 30, both inclusive) you can use it any day of the week. This voucher is personal – so you cannot transfer its’ use – and its validity period is 3 days.

The GALICIA RAIL PASS can be bought by all those pilgrims arriving in Santiago to obtain the “Compostela” as well as all tourists arriving in Galicia on a long distance train. It can also be enjoyed by those who purchase a ticket for any of the Tourist Trains of Galicia (more information on www.turismo.gal). With this voucher you can take advantage of discount prices and/or free entrance to the most important museums of the seven main Galician cities. You can purchase your voucher at points of sale at railway stations. This summer board a train, forget the car and enjoy Galicia.

Further information about in www.renfe.es

]]> https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/galicia-rail-pass-all-by-train/feed/ 0 The Vía de la Plata has a new hostel for pilgrims in the city of Ourense https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/the-via-de-la-plata-has-a-new-hostel-for-pilgrims-in-the-city-of-ourense/ https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/the-via-de-la-plata-has-a-new-hostel-for-pilgrims-in-the-city-of-ourense/#respond Mon, 10 Dec 2018 09:00:52 +0000 http://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/?p=9522 Read more]]> This infrastructure, of 647 square meters and with capacity for 42 pilgrims, will contribute to making the city of Ourense more able to take advantage of the opportunity of the Xacobeo 21. He also recalled that the network of hostels of the Camino make up 70 establishments throughout the various official itineraries

This project complies with all the rules on accessibility, elaborating on the objectives of the Tourism Accessibility Plan of the Camino de Santiago. This infrastructure, Ourense has recovered a disused building in a strategic location that will allow pilgrims to enjoy the city during their stay.

The building bears the name of Eligio Rivas Quintas, one of the pioneers in the study and dissemination of the values associated with the Camino, particularly, to the Vía de la Plata or Mozarabic route.

]]> https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/the-via-de-la-plata-has-a-new-hostel-for-pilgrims-in-the-city-of-ourense/feed/ 0 The Organising Committee of Xacobeo 21 gives its approval to the draft decree which regulates the brand’s use https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/the-organising-committee-of-xacobeo-21-gives-its-approval-to-the-draft-decree-which-regulates-the-brands-use/ https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/the-organising-committee-of-xacobeo-21-gives-its-approval-to-the-draft-decree-which-regulates-the-brands-use/#respond Thu, 29 Nov 2018 07:50:51 +0000 http://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/?p=9420 Read more]]> Next Holy Year’s Organising Committee’s Plenary has just unanimously approved the draft decree which will regulate the use of the Xacobeo 2021 brand, in order to submit it for the approval of the Consello of the Xunta de Galicia this Thursday. The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Román Rodríguez, chaired this meeting today, which moved the need to regulate the practical application of the brand as soon as possible, as the program of tax benefits for companies and individuals is already activated.

Through this decree project, the graphic identity manual, which establishes the basic principles that will be applied to the entire range of communication products of the Xacobeo 2021 brand in Galicia, is approved within the framework of the Galician Community. This document, which is addressed to all public or private sectors, directly or indirectly involved and which may be interested in communicating the name of the brand, is framed within the brand user manual approved by the Executive Commission of the Jacobean Council on November 6th.

In addition to the approval of this normative text, the plenary also unanimously approved the strategic lines which will be taken to articulate Galicia’s joint plan for the next Holy Year. Both matters had already been exposed on November 13th in this body’s Executive Committee.

Participants of the Plenary
The presidency of the Plenary of the Organising Committee of the Xacobeo 2021 falls to the president of the Xunta. It is also made up of several members of the Galician Government belonging to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Presidency, Finance, Social Policy and Infrastructure and Mobility; as well as representatives of the Government Delegation in Galicia, the Archbishopric of Santiago, the City Council of Compostela and the Fegamp, on behalf of the municipalities of Galicia through which the routes of the Camino of Santiago pass.

]]> https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/the-organising-committee-of-xacobeo-21-gives-its-approval-to-the-draft-decree-which-regulates-the-brands-use/feed/ 0 Exhibition: VIA IACOBITANA. The Ways of Santiago in Galicia (Vigo) https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-via-iacobitana-the-ways-of-santiago-in-galicia-vigo/ https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-via-iacobitana-the-ways-of-santiago-in-galicia-vigo/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2018 06:50:58 +0000 http://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/?p=9101 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 depending on season, variable depending on the atmospheric conditions and the light, added to the experience of the pilgrimage itself and the cultural legacy it has stored up, with a presence in each of the ways, their rich historical heritage and the pilgrims who each year travel the Way of Saint James which leads us to Compostela.

In their images each one of these artists brings together a world which passes and also remains, living ways, filled with evocations and proposals. Pilgrimage routes to Santiago within the reach of all who become pilgrims and who wish to feel in their flesh a thousand year experience which binds them to a unique, sacred geography, to a universal, open itinerary, cradle of western culture and the refined expression of a civilisation advancing.

Once again, the images proposed by Via Iacobitana display the multiform essence of the Camino de Santiago, the generous and open meaning of the Jacobean pilgrimage, its inexhaustible and magnetic power of seduction. The artistic sensitivity and professionalism of the photographers who participate in the exhibition, captivated by the power and the values of a unique experience, forge a new iconographic legacy which transcends the ephemeral instant in which each photograph is made, in order to form part of a durable group, or Jacobean legacy, a treasure in a permanent state of recreation and renovation.

Venue: Museo do Mar de Galicia
Adresse: Avda. Atlántida, 160. Vigo

Dates: From October 19 to November 25, 2018
Timetable: From Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Closed Monday

Organised by: Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
Collaboration of: Museo do Mar de Galicia

]]> https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-via-iacobitana-the-ways-of-santiago-in-galicia-vigo/feed/ 0 Galicia welcomes its 300,000th pilgrim this year 2018 https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/galicia-welcomes-its-300000th-pilgrim-this-year-2018/ https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/galicia-welcomes-its-300000th-pilgrim-this-year-2018/#respond Wed, 17 Oct 2018 08:14:18 +0000 http://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/?p=9093 Read more]]> The president of the Xunta, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, welcomed the 300,000th pilgrim today; a historic figure achieved two months earlier than last year, in December, when this figure was reached for the first time, and predictions to close 2018 with a new record above 320,000.

During the compostela awards ceremony, Feijóo stated that this increase in the number of pilgrims, arriving from 172 countries and on more and more pilgrimage routes, shows that “Galicia gusta” and that everyone’s work, especially those in the tourism sector, has made the Camino de Santiago more than just an exclusive phenomenon of the holy years.

In this sense, he recalled that the Galician Government is working on the care and promotion of the Camino de Santiago through its Master Plan, an initiative with an investment of 56 million and eight work lines. With constant planning, criteria and direction: to improve, recover and conserve the natural and cultural heritage; to continue investing in responsible and diversified tourism; and to continue valuing that which sets us apart from the rest – excellence based on tranquillity and authenticity.

]]> https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/galicia-welcomes-its-300000th-pilgrim-this-year-2018/feed/ 0 Exhibition: The Way to Santiago. A Contemporary Experience of Pilmigrage (Chicago) https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-the-way-to-santiago-a-contemporary-experience-of-pilmigrage-chicago/ https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-the-way-to-santiago-a-contemporary-experience-of-pilmigrage-chicago/#respond Wed, 17 Oct 2018 06:44:56 +0000 http://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/?p=9079 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 still living traditions – hospitality being the most durable of its hallmarks – is reinforced by the steadfast endurance of places now celebrated as World Heritage Sites. The Camino’s hamlets and cities embrace historic cathedrals, monasteries, churches and sheltering pilgrims’ hospitals. Natural and manmade landscapes both bear witness to their intimate relationship to pilgrims of centuries long past and with the indelible routes that lead to Compostela, trails that define some of the most significant cultural itineraries of our times.

Savoring today’s pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James allows travelers to encounter themselves, but also to know other pilgrims, casual companions met along the Way and local residents, and to view the spectacular panorama of a universal and freely available Camino always reverenced as sacred space. At the end of this physical and spiritual adventure, arrival at the eternal city of Santiago de Compostela and its cathedral finds its fulfillment in an intimate pause in the silent tomb crypt of the Apostle and with a hug bestowed on his stature which presides over the high altar. A legendary complement to the Way of Saint James with its own allure is the trail that extends from Santiago to the continental Land’s End, Finisterrae or Cape Fisterra, a trail that intimates another aspiration of medieval travelers. After completing the Camino proper at the stately shrine of St. James, a final confrontation with the boundless sea offers deep emotional significance.

Venue: Cervantes Institute. Chicago (EEUU)
Date: from October 18, 2018 to January 13, 2019
Organize: Xacobeo 2021. Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
Collaborate: Cervantes Institute of Chicago
Sponsor: Correos

]]> https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-the-way-to-santiago-a-contemporary-experience-of-pilmigrage-chicago/feed/ 0 Exhibition: FROM SEA TO SEA. The Way of St James in 3D (Coimbra) https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-from-sea-to-sea-the-way-of-st-james-in-3d-coimbra/ https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-from-sea-to-sea-the-way-of-st-james-in-3d-coimbra/#respond Tue, 31 Jul 2018 07:14:39 +0000 http://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/?p=8861 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 of the show is a reference to the sea of the Atlantic routes which open the exhibition, the sea of the Portuguese and Galician coasts that is so strongly linked to the Portuguese pilgrimage routes to Santiago. And it ends with the open ocean along the Costa da Morte, the physical and symbolic finishing point of the route to Fisterra and Muxía, after reaching Compostela.

Location: Museu Nacional Machado de Castro
Address: Largo Dr. José Rodrigues. Coimbra

Dates: From August 2 to September 2, 2018
Hours: From Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Monday

Organized by: Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
In partnership with: Museu Nacional Machado de Castro

]]> https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-from-sea-to-sea-the-way-of-st-james-in-3d-coimbra/feed/ 0 7th World Trails Conference https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/7th-world-trails-conference-santiago-de-compostela-3/ https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/7th-world-trails-conference-santiago-de-compostela-3/#respond Fri, 08 Jun 2018 06:07:53 +0000 http://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/?p=8603 Read more]]> After the last meeting of the World Trail Network (WTN) and the international conference of itineraries of the world held in the city of Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan between October 14-17, 2016, it was decided that the next international conference of the network is celebrated in Santiago de Compostela, in September of 2018.

This international appointment of the World Trail Network, which will be the 7th, will bring to Galicia representatives of the itineraries of the five continents, thus enhancing the attraction capacity of the Camino de Santiago among the users of the said routes.

Among those associated with the WTN, and who will participate in the Santiago congress, the following stand out.

In China: to China Volkssport Association, the Mountain Journey China; in Japan: the Japan Long Trail Association, the Japan Walking Association, the Kumano kodo (represented by Tanabe City Kumano Tourism Bureau) and the Walking Shikoku Association / Shikoku El-henro; Nepal: Great Himalayas Trails; in Korea: Jeju Mire Foundation, to Korea Walking Federation, etc; in Taiwan: the Thousand Miles Trail Association / Thousand Miles Trail of Taiwan; in Turkey: the Turkey ‘s Culture Routes Society.

In Europe it is necessary to highlight the Paths of Greece (Greece) and Lough Avalla Farm Loop (Ireland); in South Africa the Rim of Africa Trail itinerary; in North America: The Bruce Trail Conservancy (Canada) and the American Trails (USA); in Central America Alliance was the Pacific Trail (Costa Rica), Caminando Panama Foundation; in South America: the WWF Brazil; in Australia we must highlight the Bibbulmun Track and the Trails of Western Australia.

This international conference will have a significant projection for Galicia in general and Santiago de Compostela and its ways in particular, as speakers and congressmen from all five continents participate, representing various cultural, ecological and pilgrimage itineraries from all over the world. Its sessions will consist of various lectures and round tables, as well as specific meetings, a film festival and a small promotional fair, in which representatives of the different itineraries of the world that are part of the World Trails Network will participate.

26-28 setember, 2018
Centro ABANCA Obra Social
Praza de Cervantes, 19. Santiago de Compostela

29 setember, 2018
Auditorio ABANCA
Rúa do Preguntoiro, 23. Santiago de Compostela

Website conference: http://santiagoworldtrails2018.com

PROGRAM

REGISTRATION

Registration: from June 8 to complete capacity

places available: 250

Organize: Turismo de Galicia and World Trail Network
Collaborate: ABANCA Obra Social

]]> https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/7th-world-trails-conference-santiago-de-compostela-3/feed/ 0 Exhibition: FROM SEA TO SEA. The Way of St James in 3D (Pontevedra) https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-from-sea-to-sea-the-way-of-st-james-in-3d-pontevedra/ https://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/en/exhibition-from-sea-to-sea-the-way-of-st-james-in-3d-pontevedra/#respond Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:54:38 +0000 http://blog.caminodesantiago.gal/?p=8284 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 of the show is a reference to the sea of the Atlantic routes which open the exhibition, the sea of the Portuguese and Galician coasts that is so strongly linked to the Portuguese pilgrimage routes to Santiago. And it ends with the open ocean along the Costa da Morte, the physical and symbolic finishing point of the route to Fisterra and Muxía, after reaching Compostela.

Location: Café Moderno Afundación
Address: Praza de San Xosé, 3. Pontevedra

Dates: From 7 May to 30 June 2018
Timetable: From Monday to Friday: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturdays: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sundays and holidays: closed

Organized by: Turismo de Galicia. Xunta de Galicia
In partnership with: Afundación – Obra Social ABANCA

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