Tomohiro Muda is a Japanese photographer who went on two pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela photographing the Camino and offering his vision of it. Muda declares himself to be a lover of the French and especially of the Spanish Romanic, Santiago de Compostela and the Jacobean pilgrimage. He was born in in 1956 in the … Read more
28th Edition UNED Summer Courses, 2017 Art and legend on the medieval Way of St. James Director: Inés Monteira Arias Coordinator: Marta Ferreira Rodriguez Presented by: Art History Department The discovery of what was supposed to be the body of the apostle St. James the Greater in Compostela in the early 9th century sparked one … Read more
Thirty years of the Way of St. James as the First European Cultural Route. X International Jacobean Lessons at the USC is a periodic course directed by University of Santiago de Compostela professor Miguel Taín Guzmán. It is open to students and other members of the university community, as well as anyone who would like … Read more
The Way of St. James, the First European Cultural Route, is one of the greatest treasures shared by all Europeans. Part of the cultural and moral heritage of the West and all humanity, this ancient route has been travelled by millions of people from the Middle Ages down to today. The audiovisual exhibition Memory of … Read more
GALICIA is a land of pathways and culture. Pathways that lead through the magnificent natural and architectural heritage of all four provinces, ancient ways that converge at Compostela, goal of the Camino, the pilgrimage route that is among the community’s principal emblems. Cultures that are living, diverse, modern and our own, which emerge around every … Read more
A total of 140 milestones will be placed along the route in our autonomous community. This action falls under a mutual agreement with the municipalities on the Way of St. James to reinforce existing signage. The Winter Route is still awaiting official delimitation by the Directorate-General for Heritage of the Xunta de Galicia. As a … Read more