Santiago de Compostela

Presentation of the Academia Xacobea , which will stimulate study and promotion of the Way of St. James, in Santiago de Compostela

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With the backing of the Order of the Way of St. James, the Academia Xacobea was presented in Santiago de Compostela. The organization will be headed by Xesús Palmou, former Galician minister of public accounts and former Galician minister of justice and the interior, and doctor of laws. The Academia Xacobea has been created to … Read more

The exhibition on Master Mateo is inaugurated, the first show at the Prado Museum devoted to a Galician artist

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Curated by Ramón Yzquierdo Peiró, the show – which will be open to visitors from 29 November until 26 March of next year – brings together for the first time in one place several pieces of the artist’s legacy that once formed part of groups and areas of Santiago Cathedral that no longer exist. These … Read more

Association of Camino de Santiago Journalists and Academics presents its ‘2016 International APECSA Award’ to Peregrino magazine

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The Peregrino magazine, published by the Spanish Federation of Friends of the Camino de Santiago Associations and run by José Antonio Ortiz, was awarded the 4th ‘2016 International APECSA Award for Popularisation of the Camino de Santiago’, dedicated this year to David Mackenzie. The award panel, led by Luís Celeiro, was greatly impressed by all … Read more

The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy comes to a close with historic tourist and pilgrim numbers

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Tomorrow is the final day of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, during which for the first time in history, the Puerta Santa (Holy Door) was opened outside a Holy Year, by the express desire of the pope. Its closing marks the end of a milestone which lent significant drawing power to the Way of St. … Read more

The exhibition ‘In the Light of the Calixtinus. The Codex of Saint James’ has already received over 5,000 visitors

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The exhibition ‘In the Light of the Calixtinus. The Codex of Saint James’, organized by Turismo de Galicia in collaboration with the University of Santiago de Compostela, has already received more than 5,000 visitors. This show was put together to support the bid for inclusion of the Codex Calixtinus in the UNESCO Memory of the … Read more

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