San Nicolás de Puente Fitero
The small church of San Nicolás de Puente Fitero, called the “hermitage” by the local people, is one of the most well-known and beloved places for Jacobean pilgrims. It is an old foundation of the Order of Malta located in the municipality of Itero del Castillo, in...
The French Way: Art and architecture of the Samos monastery
Almost nothing is known about the monastery of Samos during the first centuries of its existence. The oldest of its architectural remains is the small chapel of San Salvador, dating from the 10th century and it still stands next to the tree that gave it its nickname:...Vedran Prazen – Confraternity of St. James of Croatia
Saint Helena: Empress, traveller and pilgrim to the Holy Land
History has too often been written by and about men. For centuries, authors of all kinds and conditions have told us about intrepid adventurers, travellers and navigators, but completely leaving women like Egeria or Santa Elena, pilgrims and travellers of the fourth...
The College of Fonseca
The College of Santiago Alfeo, an essential part of the origins of the University of Santiago, was founded around 1526 by Archbishop Alonso III de Fonseca as a university college so that the compostelanos and residents of the archbishopric of Santiago could study and...Antón Pombo – Spain
Video in Spanish with English subtitles, you can find them in the bottom bar of the video, clicking on the “cc”...Lauren Rendle – Canadian Company of Pilgrims
The French Way: History of the Samos monastery
The monastery of Samos has for centuries played a major role in a section of the Camino de Santiago that runs between Triacastela and Sarria, following the fertile plain that runs parallel to the route cited in the Codex Calixtino and most of the pilgrimage...