Category: History and tradition
The Monte do Gozo and the pilgrims
The pilgrimage of the 21st century is undoubtedly very different from that of medieval times, but...
Maritime pilgrimage
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
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
One of the main problems of traveling in the Middle- Ages was river-crossing. The Way of St....
Monte do Gozo: Tradition and History
A few kilometers from Compostela is the celebrated “Monte Gaudii” or Monte do Gozo,...
¿WHY CONTINUE ON TO FISTERRA-MUXÍA?
Throughout the centuries, many pilgrims to Santiago have continued on their way to the sea, to the...
The Cruz de Ferro
Along the Camino the pilgrim will find many mounds of stones known as “humilladeros”,...
