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[tube]QfLG-2tSSoA[/tube] The video above shows a press conference in Santiago were the Catholic Church in Santiago presented their plan for next years Holy Year celebrations. Fore those not fluent in Galician, here are some points: There will be 6 pilgrims masses per day. There will be a max of 1200 people allowed into the cathedral [...]
This series of articles was compiled by Johnnie Walker for the Confraternity of St James and with their kind permission they are reproduced here. This week in our pilgrimage series we read extracts from the diary of a pilgrim who walked the best known route to Santiago de Compostela – the Camino Francés. Marion Marples from London [...]
This series of articles was compiled by Johnnie Walker for the Confraternity of St James and with their kind permission they are reproduced here. Last year over 100,000 pilgrims walked or rode on horseback or bicycle to Santiago de Compostela in North West Spain. Just less than half were Spanish, the others coming from 114 different countries [...]
This series of articles was compiled by Johnnie Walker for the Confraternity of St James and with their kind permission they are reproduced here. Journey’s End All routes to Santiago de Compostela end at the great Cathedral which dominates this beautiful medieval town. Therein lies the tomb of the Apostle St James who has inspired millions of [...]
This series of articles was compiled by Johnnie Walker for the Confraternity of St James and with their kind permission they are reproduced here. Each year 100,000 people walk to Santiago de Compostela in North-west Spain. They take many routes following in the footsteps of pilgrims of the middle ages. The most famous route is the Camino [...]
This series of articles was compiled by Johnnie Walker for the Confraternity of St James and with their kind permission they are reproduced here Where are you going for your holidays this year? There are so many choices it can be hard to decide: Will you go to beach resort or on an adventure holiday? To somewhere [...]