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There were two that meant a lot to me. The Ignaziano, from Loyola to Manresa, was a much more difficult camino than the Frances. It was not our first and we knew what to expect and how to deal with the challenges. When we finally arrived in...
The OP raises a point, which I agree with, since I benefit. Why should Compostela be limited to those who can afford the weeks of time to complete a larger portion of a route?
For me, the Compostela signifies what it says, since I go to...
I'm not sure. I didn't notice any such effect when walking the Camino de Madrid to get the certificate in Sahagun, not when walking towards any of the other certificates he mentions (I came home with 6 certificates after my Camino last summer)...
Camino Frances
Carrión de los Condes
Iglesia de Santiago
photo taken November 14, 2012
Christ is the center of a broad frieze surrounded by symbols of the four Evangelists flanked by the Apostles.
Modern. I didn't notice until after I posted that Google Maps had the sculptor's name (mostly) shown. Here's the slightly edited introduction to his Wikipedia page:
Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar (11 March 1927 – 7 April 2014) was a Spanish...
Except that most of the people who started from St. Jean in April didn't finish in April.
For a slightly more accurate differential you might like to subtract the March departures from St. Jean from the April arrivals in Santiago.
Captain Henri would be the secondary character that I'd like to see again. He was very kind to Tom and I think he said that he would like to walk the Camino once more.
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