Domenico Laffi and his ‘Travel in the West to Saint James of Galicia and Finisterre’ (1673)
Domenico Laffi was an Italian clergyman originally from the 17th century city of Bologna, a...
18 Mar 2023
Domenico Laffi was an Italian clergyman originally from the 17th century city of Bologna, a...
19 Apr 2022
One of the main problems of traveling in the Middle- Ages was river-crossing. The Way of St....
8 Feb 2021
Along the Camino the pilgrim will find many mounds of stones known as “humilladeros”,...
18 Nov 2020
The town and river bank of Iria Flavia was, according to tradition, the landing place of the boat...
11 Nov 2020
Padrón is not a town on the Portuguese Way: Padrón is a central place in the legend of Santiago...
19 Oct 2020
The pilgrimage of the 21st century is undoubtedly very different from that of medieval times, but...
29 Sep 2020
The importance of pilgrimages by sea is unquestionable. English, Irish, Flemish, Scandinavian and...
17 Mar 2020
Throughout the Middle Ages and the Modern Age, military orders played a special role in the...
29 Aug 2019
A few kilometers from Compostela is the celebrated “Monte Gaudii” or Monte do Gozo,...
21 Mar 2019
Throughout the centuries, many pilgrims to Santiago have continued on their way to the sea, to the...
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