Category: History and tradition
The Cruz de Ferro
8 Feb 2021
Along the Camino the pilgrim will find many mounds of stones known as “humilladeros”,...
Iria Flavia and the origin of the Saint James tradition in Galicia
18 Nov 2020
The town and river bank of Iria Flavia was, according to tradition, the landing place of the boat...
Padrón and the origen of the Saint James tradition in Galicia
11 Nov 2020
Padrón is not a town on the Portuguese Way: Padrón is a central place in the legend of Santiago...
The Monte do Gozo and the pilgrims
19 Oct 2020
The pilgrimage of the 21st century is undoubtedly very different from that of medieval times, but...
Maritime pilgrimage
29 Sep 2020
The importance of pilgrimages by sea is unquestionable. English, Irish, Flemish, Scandinavian and...
THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF MALTA AND THE WAY OF ST. JAMES
17 Mar 2020
Throughout the Middle Ages and the Modern Age, military orders played a special role in the...
THE BRIDGES: A KEY ELEMENT OF THE WAY OF ST. JAMES
2 Mar 2020
One of the main problems of traveling in the Middle- Ages was river-crossing. The Way of St....
Monte do Gozo: Tradition and History
29 Aug 2019
A few kilometers from Compostela is the celebrated “Monte Gaudii” or Monte do Gozo,...
¿WHY CONTINUE ON TO FISTERRA-MUXÍA?
21 Mar 2019
Throughout the centuries, many pilgrims to Santiago have continued on their way to the sea, to the...


