Mina. Italy
I was sick and spent a lot of time in the hospital. From my bed I could see a mountain in front of the window and I used to imagine myself barefoot on it, there, touching the ground with my feet. I knew that the Camino de Santiago existed because in my adolescence I...
The Order of St. John of Malta and the Way of St. James
Throughout the Middle Ages and the Modern Age, military orders played a special role in the Camino, where the presence of its knights, including monks and warriors, was instrumental in the defense of the pilgrims and the route itself. The Military and Hospitalier...Antonio and Esther: a love story on the Camino
The church of Santa María Salomé, the mother of Santiago
The church of Santa María Salomé Compostela is the only one under such a title in the whole of Spain. It was built during the period of the Archbishop Diego Gelmírez’s ministry (1100 -1140), whom we have already referred to as a tireless defender and promoter of the...
The Camino grows and becomes more global in 2024: Europe and Latin America consolidating, the USA unstoppable and Asia emerging
We from the Jacobean Foundation will comment, as every year, on the statistics of the Pilgrim Welcome Office for 2024. Since the main interest of the Foundation is the pilgrims, our reading will focus particularly on them, on the trends that the statistics show...
Magical corners of Santiago: Winter time in Compostela!
Monica Tien Taiwan Camino International Culture Exchange
Paul Chen Taiwan Camino International Culture Exchange
