Welcoming and Hospitality on the Camino de Santiago. Photographs by Manuel G. Vicente (Almería)

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

The Way of St. James receives the Aquí Europa-Vocento Award in Brussels

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

Turismo de Galicia publishes a new guide to the Winter Route

The Winter Route now has a new information guide published by Turismo de Galicia. The publication, which contains practical information for pilgrims, is part of the Xunta de Galicia’s commitment to this route, which obtained official recognition last year with the passing of the Cultural Heritage Act. The new guide, published in six languages (Galician, … Read more

Xacobeo calls for grant proposals from associations of friends of the Way of St. James

Part of the corporate purpose of Sociedade Anónima de Xestión do Plan Xacobeo is relations with the associations of friends of the Way of St. James. As a result, Xacobeo considers collaboration with these entities at different levels to be essential, since historically they have been the most important section of civil society promoting the … Read more

Welcoming and Hospitality on the Camino de Santiago. Photographs by Manuel G. Vicente (London)

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

The Xunta announces the recipients of the 2017 Camino de Santiago Awards

The winners have been announced in the four categories of the 2017 Camino de Santiago Awards, given by Turismo de Galicia. These awards, with which the Xunta de Galicia seeks to recognize work linked to the pilgrimage route to Santiago carried out by public institutions, associations, companies, universities, schools and researchers, will be presented in … Read more

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