Xunta de Galicia

Galicia strengthens ties with France to reinforce the country’s historical role in the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela

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With the intention of reinforcing the historical role of France in the pilgrimage to Compostela, the Department of Culture and Tourism participated in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the last meeting of the General Assembly of the French Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago, an entity in which more than 40 Jacobean collectives from … Read more

Exhibition: VIA IACOBITANA. The Ways of Santiago in Galicia (Vigo)

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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 … Read more

The International Federation of Associations of Friends of the Portuguese Way of Santiago is created

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The Xunta de Galicia highlighted the importance of the new Federación Internacional de Asociaciones del Camino Portugués de Santiago (International Federation of Associations for the Portuguese Camino de Santiago), for the creation of which the foundations were laid today, with an agreement signed by different associations at a ceremony held at the Parador de Tui, … Read more

Galicia welcomes its 300,000th pilgrim this year 2018

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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 … Read more

Exhibition: The Way to Santiago. A Contemporary Experience of Pilmigrage (Chicago)

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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 … Read more

The European Year of Cultural Heritage and Camino de Santiago International Congress

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Venue: Paraninfo USC. Faculty of Geography and History. Santiago de Compostela Dates: From October 23 to 25, 2018 Organize: Cátedra do Camiño de Santiago e das Peregrinacións, Compostela Grupo de Universidades y Càtedra D’Estudis Juridics Locais Màrius Viadel i Martin Collaborate: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Xunta de Galicia y Universitat Rovira i Virgili More information … Read more

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