Castrojeriz is located at the western end of the province of Burgos, on the border with the province of Palencia. As for its historical importance, Castrojeriz is considered one of the main landmarks of the Camino de Santiago. It is a beautiful village of ancient...
Estella is a medieval town full of history, which already became linked to the Camino de Santiago around the year 1100, being cited in the Codex Calixtino as a "fertile place with good bread and excellent wine, as well as meat and fish, and supplied with all kinds of...
Puente la Reina is for pilgrims the meeting point of different roads, the Aragonese and Navarrese branches of the French Way in Spain and, as indicated by the Codex Calixtino , of the four great pilgrimage routes that cross France: "one goes by Saint-Gilles,...
Jaca is the most important village on what is known as the Aragonese Way, a branch of the French Way which winds its way through the land of Aragon, and is located 818 kilometers from the city of Santiago. In the Codex Calixtino it appears as the end of the stage that...
The town and river bank of Iria Flavia was, according to tradition, the landing place of the boat that carried the body of the Apostle from the port of Haifa (Palestine). Iria Flavia is thus linked to the origin of the legend of Santiago: to the Traslatio de Santiago,...
Padrón is not a town on the Portuguese Way: Padrón is a central place in the legend of Santiago that all pilgrims should know! Just over 20 kilometers from Santiago, half an hour by train or a few hours walking, Padrón offers pilgrims from Compostela Jacobean history,...
Carrión de los Condes is one of the most outstanding villas of the beautiful Tierra de Campos, a region in the province of Palencia that many pilgrims have fallen in love with. In spite of its scarce 2,500 inhabitants, the town still retains great religious and...
Located on a small peninsula in the northwest of Galicia, A Coruña has its origins in pre-Roman times, as the remains of the Castro de Elviña eloquently testify. But, and above all, it is magnificent lighthouse known as The Tower of Hercules which stands as a symbol...
Ferrol must have been one of the busiest ports in Galicia during the golden centuries of maritime pilgrimages: that is to say, between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries. This port, together with that of A Coruña was the main destination for the ships carrying...