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
Santiago de Compostela, 23–25 October 2017 The Way of St. James and Pilgrimages Department of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), in collaboration with the Compostela Group of Universities, is organizing an international seminar titled The Way of St. James and Europe, to be held 23–25 October. The event is part of the activities … Read more
A creative experience of hospitality and solidarity lived through beside the pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago, in the hostels and at the goal of the Jacobean Pilgrimage. A shared area of universal values Hospitality, the welcoming of the pilgrim is a value which for centuries has been considered the cornerstone of the Camino de … Read more
Venue: Auditorio do Hostal dos Reis Católicos. Santiago de Compostela Date: 9–11 November 2017 Organized by: International Committee of Experts on the Way of St. James and Turismo de Galicia Director: Paolo Caucci von Saucken, chairman of the International Committee of Experts on the Way of St. James Aim The aim of the 10th International … 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
Santiago de Compostela, 3 July 2017 Today, Turismo de Galicia Director Nava Castro visited the signage and improvement work carried out along the Northern Route of the Way of St. James, which celebrates its second anniversary as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Wednesday. The area involved spanned close to 200 kilometres and work took … Read more