The Museum of Pilgrimages and Santiago: the building and the collection
The Museum of Pilgrimages and Santiago is a must for any pilgrim or tourist passing through Compostela. For several years now it has been located near the cathedral, in Platerías square, where it occupies a beautiful building that was once known as the old Bank of...
EXHIBITION IN THE MONTE DO GOZO: THE MEMORY OF THE PILGRIMS
The Memory of the Pilgrims is a compilation of current pilgrimage experiences, the experiences of 21st century pilgrims. This project is aimed at giving value to the most personal and subjective aspects of pilgrimages to Santiago: approaching the pilgrims one by one....
Interview with Ovidio Campo, responsable for the San Antón Hospital and its Astronomical Observatory, the first on the Camino!
– The San Antón hospital is well known on the Camino, to begin with: Could you briefly introduce the Foundation and Association that take care of the San Antón hospital? The Foundation, a non-profit organization, was created with the aim of recovering the ruins...
Norman Sinclair: creator and diffuser of “the Pilgrim Rose” on the Camino de Santiago
Al andar se hace camino y al volver la vista atrás, se ve la senda, que nunca se ha de volver a pisar, Caminante no hay camino, sino estelas en la mar. Antonio Machado Norman Sinclair was born in Venezuela, where he lived until he was 17 years old, but...
The first pilgrims of the day arrive at the Plaza del Obradoiro!
Laurie Dennett – Confraternity of St. James (UK)
Laurie Dennett Former Chairman of The Confraternity of St. James (UK)...Angelo Pastura – Accoglienza Pellegrina (HOSVOL)
The Association of Friends of Cruz Blanca de Córdoba and its Caminos – Miguel Ángel Caracuel
The foundation of our Association dates back to the first democratic town halls in our town. The “San Francisco de Assísi” Family Home was opened in Córdoba on January 7, 1977, in a small centre for 15 patients. Many ladies attended the house to collaborate with the...