The Xacobeo launches the Camino Seguro program that includes an online reservation system for the hostels of the Xunta de Galicia
The Xunta de Galicia has launched the Camino Seguro program, a proposal to walk the Camino in the current health situation. In the link https://www.caminodesantiago.gal/es/caminoseguro You can find all the information for pilgrims and for companies and professionals...
The Spanish Federation of Camino Associations: Apps to know which hostels are open and all the information for the Camino in time of Covid!
You can find all the necessary information relevant to returning to the Camino at the link: https://www.caminosantiago.org/cpperegrino/scriptorium/vuelve.asp?fbclid=IwAR2BqSYzGlkOmHzGZzWdDLB56S54shumV8FEPK3jU4I4tAUn1mgz-gv5W8 Documents and applications in Spanish and...
Marisa. Spain
I always wanted to do the Camino de Santiago and, although at first I had no special reason, I wanted to live that experience and the moment came in 2006. I left Roncesvalles, attended the mass and blessing of the pilgrim at the Collegiate Church, and the next day I...
The Portuguese Way: Itineraries, distances, stages
Currently, what is called the Portuguese Way includes a series of alternative roads and routes that were adopted over the centuries, the most recognized and well documented being the Portuguese Central Way, which links the cities of Lisbon and Santiago. Among the...
The Camino in the time of Covid: the pilgrimage of Lorenzo Merín in june 2020
Lorenzo Merín is one of those pilgrims for whom the Camino has changed life, someone who never tires of saying that the pilgrimage to Santiago is the best therapy, because he knows full well what that means. In addition, he is a pilgrim who, through what he considers...
Mario Clavell: The snails also arrive in Santiago
Mario Clavell, a catalan who has been living in Santiago for decades, is one of the people responsible for the current revitalization of pilgrimages to Santiago. He is a pilgrim, writer and teacher who is very active in defending, studying and promoting the Camino de...
Reflections on the Camino from the lockdown: Anne Born
They say that the Covid-19 virus came to New York City in January. By looking at the genome, it has been determined that it did not come to New York directly from China, or a lab, or an animal market, but with one of 2 million passengers who came through JFK Airport...
Reflections on the Camino from the lockdown: Ana Barreda
Everything is uncertain for the time being. The countries will not become stable for some time yet, therefore the return to normality will take time before it reaches our immediate environment and the countries that respond to the call of the Camino. There will be...